Tag: Prop. 65
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OEHHA’s Carcinogen Committee to Consider Plasticizer Chemicals
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued the tentative agenda for the December 5, 2013, meeting of its Carcinogen Identification Committee, which identifies chemicals for addition to the Proposition 65 list when they have been “clearly shown, through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause cancer.” Under consideration…
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OEHHA Requests Comments on Changes to Advisory Board Member Qualifications
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has requested comments on proposed changes to the requirements pertaining to scientific experts appointed to Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) advisory committees by the governor. The proposed revisions would specify the expertise required—completion of a doctoral degree and research experience in an area of specialization, along with demonstrated…
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Prop. 65 Suit Alleging Failure to Warn About Lead in Snack Bars Will Not Be Stayed
A California state court has denied the defendant’s request that it stay a case alleging that the company failed to warn consumers of the presence of lead in its snack bars in contravention of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65). Envtl. Research Ctr., Inc. v. Clif Bar & Co.,…
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Prop. 65 Relief for Small Business Awaits Gubernatorial Signature
The California Legislature has approved a bill (A.B. 227) that would impose a number of restrictions on private parties seeking to enforce the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65) and provide relief for small businesses that have been litigation targets since its enactment. If approved by the governor, who has…
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OEHHA Provides Tracking Table for Potential Additions to Prop. 65 List
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has published a table providing information on the status of chemicals considered for addition to the Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) list under the authoritative bodies mechanism. “The table lists the authoritative body, the document or documents providing the basis for the possible listing, the endpoint (toxic…
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OEHHA Agrees to Accelerate Chemical Review and Prop. 65 Listings
To settle litigation filed in 2007 by environmental and union interests, California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has agreed to a number of actions that would remove certain steps from the Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) chemical-listing process that would accelerate the listings. Sierra Club v. Brown, No. RG07356881 (Cal. Super. Ct., settlement…
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Prop. 65 Suit Filed Against Clif Bar & Co. for Lead in Food Products
The Environmental Research Center, which frequently files lawsuits to enforce California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act f 986 (Prop. 65), has sued Clif Bar & Co., alleging that it fails to warn consumers that its protein, energy, electrolyte, and snack bars contain lead, a substance known to the state to cause cancer, birth…
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Court Tentatively Rejects Prop. 65 Lead Warnings for Fruit and Vegetable Products
A California court has tentatively determined, following a 10-day bench trial, that the levels of lead in canned or packaged fruit, vegetable and grape drink products, or baby foods, are below the regulatory “safe harbor” exposure level under Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) and therefore that the companies which make them are not required to provide…