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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The looming BPS warning deadline, Chris Rendall-Jackson

On December 29, 2023, OEHHA listed bisphenol S (BPS) under Prop 65 as a chemical known to the State of California to cause female reproductive toxicity. In its Evidence on the Female Reproductive Toxicity of Bisphenol S,...more

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New Lawsuit Alleges L’Oréal Hair Straightening Product Causes Uterine Cancer

Recently, a Missouri woman filed a product liability lawsuit against French-cosmetic giant L’Oréal, claiming the company’s hair-straightening products contained dangerous chemicals that caused her to develop uterine cancer....more

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California Adds PFAS to List of Chemicals Subject to Prop 65 Enforcement Actions

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California has just added per- and poly-fluoralkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals requiring consumer warnings under Proposition 65, meaning that state residents can soon expect to see the words “cancer” and...more

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Coffee Purveyors Win Long Brewing Prop 65 Fight

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Does your morning coffee need a warning label other than “Caution: Contents Hot”? A California judge doesn’t think so. In August, a California judge ended a decade long lawsuit alleging that dozens of coffee roasters and...more

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Should Food Products With Acrylamide Be Exempted From Proposition 65?

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On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the State of California requesting that a federal district court enjoin the State and private enforcers from requiring Proposition 65 warnings on foods...more

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California Chamber of Commerce Challenges Prop. 65 Warning for Acrylamide in Food and Beverage Products

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The California Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the state from “enforcing a requirement to provide a false, misleading, and highly controversial cancer warning for food and beverage [] products that...more

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Do You Want Fries With That?

The old joke of “what do Philosophy majors ask at their first job?” takes on a new meaning in the world of Prop 65. On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in Federal court for the Eastern...more

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California Chamber of Commerce Challenges the Proposition 65 Acrylamide Warning for Foods

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A lawsuit filed yesterday by the California Chamber of Commerce challenges the legality of Proposition 65 warnings on foods that contain acrylamide. The Complaint, which named the Attorney General of the State of California...more

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Proposition 65 Warning Required for Furfuryl Alcohol as of September 30, 2017

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On and after September 30, 2017, a Proposition 65 warning is required for products containing furfuryl alcohol (CAS No. 98-00-0). California’s Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of...more

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