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DLA Piper

Washington State Department of Ecology Proposes Next Tranche of Safer Products Program Regulations to Reduce PFAS in Consumer...

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Introduction - On September 18, 2024, the Washington Department of Ecology (the Department) shared a preliminary draft rule (Draft Rule) that would impose comprehensive restrictions and reporting requirements on manufacturers...more

BakerHostetler

New State Laws Limiting the Use of PFAS in Consumer Products Continue to Proliferate

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Over the past few years, the regulation of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products has exploded. While manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have focused on significant new consumer product PFAS...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

February 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results...more

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January 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results...more

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December 2023 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things,...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

November 2023 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things,...more

Troutman Pepper

FDA Ramps Up Enforcement Against Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes as External Pressures Mount

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In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two new rounds of warning letters to online retailers, manufacturers, and distributors for reportedly selling or distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products....more

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August 2023 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

What Maine's Recent PFAS Crackdown Means For Companies

On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued four drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It issued interim updated drinking water health advisories PFOA...more

Kilpatrick

RCG Webinar | Where's the Beef?

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Ensuring a healthy food industry supply chain is vital as we cope with the effects of the current pandemic. With shortages in some areas and massive waste in others, the industry must consider ways to pivot their thinking and...more

Goodwin

Qualifying for Immunity Under the U.S. PREP Act During COVID-19

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As part of the U.S. government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 10, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) issued a Declaration pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness...more

Troutman Pepper

HHS Provides Liability Immunity for Coronavirus Countermeasures

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Makers, distributors, program planners and administering entities of coronavirus (COVID-19) countermeasures are protected from liability under a declaration issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Who Will Bear the Risk and Cost for Coronavirus Construction Delays? A Contractual Analysis.

As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe, its impact continues to disrupt many industries, including construction.  Over the last twenty years, the construction industry in the United States has substantially increased its...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: An Effective Supply Chain Response Plan

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...The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in six of the world’s seven continents, with more than 80,000 cases, sparing only Antarctica. Closer to home,...more

JAMS

Managing Business Relationships During the Global Coronavirus Health Crisis: A Way Forward

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Global businesses operate in an interconnected marketplace because of the increase in supply chain and procurement infrastructures. Corporations and organizations have become extremely efficient through their use of...more

Stinson LLP

The Impact of the Coronavirus on the Global Supply Chain

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At the end of December, China acknowledged the existence of the coronavirus, and this burgeoning heath crisis is becoming a supply chain problem. China, a major manufacturing hub for materials, products and components being...more

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The coronavirus provides an opportunity to hone crisis response plans for the next big challenge

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 4 (February 20, 2020) - The coronavirus that has, at the time of writing, infected more than 40,000 people around the world and killed more than 1,000, is also ravaging...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Supply Chain Disruptions

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Now in its third month, the coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, has claimed over 2,000 lives and brought one of the world’s most dynamic economies to a near standstill. ...more

Bilzin Sumberg

A Budding Opportunity—Why the CBD Industry Requires Regulation

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Manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of CBD products should embrace and participate in reform to address public health concerns, write Bilzin Sumberg attorneys. Consumer groups like the Arthritis Foundation are stepping...more

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