Tag: Prop. 65
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OEHHA Releases Agenda for Symposium on Synthetic Food Dyes
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has released the agenda for its September 19-20, 2019, symposium on synthetic food dyes. OEHHA is “conducting a risk assessment of the potential impacts of synthetic food dyes,” focusing on dyes batch-certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The symposium, which can be attended in…
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Plaintiff Cites Consumer Reports and Prop. 65 in Fruit Juice Arsenic Lawsuit
A consumer has filed a putative class action alleging that Welch Foods Inc.’s grape juices contain excessive levels of lead and arsenic, citing a January 2019 article appearing in Consumer Reports. Labajo v. Welch Foods Inc., No. 19-1306 (C.D. Cal., filed July 16, 2019). The complaint also cites California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement…
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OEHHA Confirms Coffee Does Not Require Prop. 65 Warnings
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has confirmed that coffee will not be required to carry warnings about risks of cancer or reproductive harm mandated by the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65). In a June 3, 2019, tweet, the agency stated that its “coffee regulation has been approved,”…
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OEHHA Proposes Changes to Prop. 65 Exposure-Warning Requirements
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed changes that aim to clarify the exposure-warning requirements of the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65). The proposed changes amend the section of Prop. 65 requiring manufacturers to notify retailers or intermediaries about products that may cause exposure to a chemical…
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Shook Attorneys to Present on Prop. 65 with Western Growers
Shook Partners Paul La Scala and Naoki Kaneko, with Associate Emily Weissenberger, will join Western Growers Vice President and General Counsel Jason Resnick for a complimentary webinar on the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65). The webinar will cover (i) Prop. 65 warnings at facilities; (ii) product labels on packaging and websites;…
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Center for Food Safety Alleges Children’s Foods Violate Prop. 65
The Center for Food Safety has filed a lawsuit alleging Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Inc. violates California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65) by failing to warn consumers that its children’s food products contain levels of acrylamide in excess of 0.2 micrograms per day. Ctr. for Food Safety v. Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods,…
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Shook Attorneys Present Part I of Webinar Series on Navigating Prop. 65
Shook Partners Frank Rothrock, Naoki Kaneko and Chris Johnson, with Associate Emily Weissenberger, have presented a webinar on California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65). Available on demand, the webinar covers an overview of Prop. 65 and strategies for managing its regulatory scheme.
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OEHHA Determines Coffee Poses “No Significant Risk of Cancer”
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has determined that coffee will not be required to carry a label indicating that it contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm pursuant to the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65). According to the notice, “Coffee, a unique…