Tag: Prop. 65
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Proposed Changes to Prop. 65 Warnings Focus of Upcoming OEHHA Workshop
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has slated a public pre-regulatory workshop for July 30, 2013, to gather input from stakeholders “on the content of a regulation that would address Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) warnings.” According to OEHHA, the regulation, “if formally proposed and adopted, would either supplement or replace existing OEHHA…
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Cereal Makers Targeted with Prop. 65 Acrylamide Claims
A number of companies that make cereals and other products containing acrylamide, a chemical believed to be a byproduct of the Maillard reaction and found in baked or fried starchy foods, have been sued under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65) for failing to provide warnings to consumers. RBC…
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California Governor Proposes Prop. 65 Litigation Reforms
Working through California’s Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) will collaborate with stakeholders and the legislature to advance Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) reforms that would end frivolous “shake-down” lawsuits, improve warnings about dangerous chemicals and strengthen the science that supports warning levels. The governor will have to convince environmental and consumer groups that the…
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California AG Brings Prop. 65 Suit over Candy Containing Lead
California’s attorney general (AG) has filed a suit against a number of candy manufacturers and grocery retailers, alleging that they have violated Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) by failing to label “ginger candies and other food products containing ginger” and/or “plum candies and other products containing plums,” which the AG claims contain lead, a substance known…
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California Lists BPA as Reproductive Toxicant Under Prop. 65
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added bisphenol A (BPA) to the “list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65” (Prop. 65). The listing, which will require warnings to consumers, took effect April 11, 2013. Failure to provide the warnings can result in…
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Trial Set for Prop. 65 Lawsuit over Lead in Food
According to a news source, trial begins April 8, 2013, in the Environmental Law Foundation’s Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) lawsuit against 28 food manufacturers and retailers in a California state court, alleging failure to warn the public that their baby and toddler foods and fruit juices contain lead, a chemical known to the state to…
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California Assembly Bill Would Provide Prop. 65 Safe Harbor
The California Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee has scheduled an April 16, 2013, hearing on a bill (A.B. 227) intended to give small business owners two weeks to correct a purported violation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65) without incurring any liability under the law. The…
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Chemical Industry Trade Association Challenges Proposed Prop. 65 Listing for BPA
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in a California state court against California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which in January 2013 proposed listing the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) as a reproductive toxicant under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986…