News & Analysis as of

Warning Labels

Foley & Lardner LLP

Prop 65: Changes to Short-Form Warnings Will Cause Long-Term Impacts

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) recently amended its regulations concerning requirements for consumer product warnings to qualify for “safe harbor” protection from enforcement actions...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

March 2025 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Keller and Heckman LLP on

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

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Paper Problems: BPS in Thermal Receipts Triggers Prop. 65 NOVs

Greenberg Glusker LLP on

California shoppers might be getting more than just a receipt at checkout — they may also be exposed to a toxic chemical, according to Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) enforcer Center for Environmental Health (CEH) represented by...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

February 2025 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Keller and Heckman LLP on

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

Keller and Heckman LLP

January 2025 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Keller and Heckman LLP on

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

BakerHostetler

Federal Court Blocks FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Warning Rule: The Limits of Regulatory Authority

BakerHostetler on

On Monday, a federal judge from the Eastern District of Texas, Judge J. Campbell Barker, ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exceeded its authority under the Tobacco Control Act by requiring cigarette...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

California Product Warnings Now Required For BPS

Proposition 65 warnings are now required for products containing BPS sold in California. BPS is one of several organic compounds known as bisphenols, which are chemical substances used in the production of plastics....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Beverage Breakdown (January 2025)

Welcome to Nutter's Beverage Breakdown, a periodic legal update on developments related to the alcohol beverage industry, including industry news, federal and state updates, and more. We look forward to sharing our insights...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

December 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Keller and Heckman LLP on

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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Prop 65 Update: Big Changes to the Short-Form and Internet Warnings

Major new changes to the California Proposition 65 warning requirements went into effect on New Year’s Day. After multiple attempts, California’s Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) adopted long-awaited changes to the...more

ArentFox Schiff

US Surgeon General Advises on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer, Recommends Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels; Alcohol Beverage...

ArentFox Schiff on

On January 3, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory on the association between alcohol and the risk of cancer. The alcohol beverage industry has swiftly responded highlighting conflicting studies and federal guidelines....more

Baker Donelson

Changes to California Proposition 65 "Safe Harbor" Warnings to Impact Manufacturers and Internet Retailers

Baker Donelson on

California's Proposition 65 regulations are changing January 1, 2025. Proposition 65, enacted in November 1986, requires companies to provide clear and reasonable warnings to California consumers regarding exposures to...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

U.S. Third Circuit Rejects Claims of Preemption and Allows Fosamax Cases to Proceed

Fishman Haygood LLP on

In 2022, over 500 plaintiffs filed a case alleging that Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a drug manufacturing company, failed to provide adequate warnings that one of their drugs increased the risk of atypical femoral fractures....more

ArentFox Schiff

California Expands Proposition 65 Listing of BPS as New Warning Requirements Take Effect

ArentFox Schiff on

California’s Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to California consumers about significant exposures to chemicals it has determined to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm when exposure...more

DLA Piper

Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - December 2024 #2

DLA Piper on

California amends Prop 65 short-form warnings. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has announced long-expected new amendments to its Prop 65 short-form warning requirements. ...more

Morgan Lewis

California Updates Proposition 65’s Short-Form Safe Harbor Warnings

Morgan Lewis on

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment recently approved an amendment to the so-called “short-form” safe harbor warnings under the state’s Proposition 65 law. The changes will alter the regulations...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 12.12.2024

Cozen O'Connor on

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Frontier Required to Clean Up Hazardous Waste Disposal...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

November 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Keller and Heckman LLP on

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

Greenberg Glusker LLP

California Proposition 65: Approved Changes Overhaul Safe Harbor Warnings

Greenberg Glusker LLP on

On December 6, 2024, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead California regulatory agency tasked with implementing California’s Proposition 65, issued a notice stating that the Office of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Proposition 65: OEHHA Adopts Changes to “Short-Form” Warning Option

On December 6, 2024, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice stating that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved changes to the Proposition 65 (Prop 65) Article 6...more

ArentFox Schiff

Newsflash: What the New Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings Mean for Consumer Products Companies

ArentFox Schiff on

After three years of various proposals, on December 6, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements Proposition 65, finally announced new amendments to “short-form” warning...more

BCLP

Prop. 65 Short-form Warnings Are About to Get Longer

BCLP on

California’s proposed amendments to the Proposition 65 short-form warning requirements have been approved and are set to take effect on January 1, 2025. Businesses that use the current version of the short-form warning will...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

OEHHA Announces Amendments to the Prop 65 Safe-Harbor Warning Regulations

On December 6, 2024, OEHHA announced that amendments to the Prop 65 safe-harbor warning regulations have been approved and finalized. The amendments will be effective on January 1, 2025, and will allow Prop 65 warnings to...more

Keller and Heckman LLP

October 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

Keller and Heckman LLP on

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

Alston & Bird

Addition of Bisphenol S (BPS) to Proposition 65 List Has Sweeping Implications for Industry

Alston & Bird on

Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s addition of bisphenol S (BPS) to the Proposition 65 list of reproductive toxicants....more

662 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 27

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide