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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Rejects FIFRA Preemption in Roundup Case

Fishman Haygood LLP on 3/29/2024

As of May 2022, Monsanto, the company that developed the allegedly cancer-causing weed killer Roundup, has settled more than 100,000 lawsuits, and paid nearly $11 billion in settlements. Despite this massive number, 30,000...more

Minnesota Joins Maine in Enacting Comprehensive PFAS Reporting Requirements

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/28/2023

Minnesota is competing with Maine to have the most rigorous regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed HF 2310 into law on May 24, 2023. Similar to Maine's PFAS requirements,...more

The Campaign For “Clean” Cosmetics Through Regulation Reform Continues

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/18/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: Rep. Schakowsky (D-Ill.) proposes latest cosmetics reform bill to enhance the FDA’s oversight of cosmetic products and ensure cosmetics are free of known toxins and contaminants....more

China RoHS 2 Catalogue Finalized

A&O Shearman on 4/9/2018

BACKGROUND - In 2006, China passed a law regulating the use of six hazardous substances found in certain electronic equipment. This law was modelled on a similar EU Directive, and was informally referred to as “China RoHS1”....more

China Revises Hazardous Substances Restriction Laws

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/8/2016

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has recently announced a revised version of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 1), which will come into effect on July 1, 2016. The revised...more

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