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California Considers Regulating Food Packaging under Green Chemistry Initiative

Posted on March 22, 2018

As part of its Green Chemistry Initiative and the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) implementing regulations, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has released its Draft Three Year Priority Product

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Court Grants Injunction in Proposition 65 Glyphosate Warning Case

Posted on March 15, 2018

A California court has granted an injunction enjoining various growers associations from providing Proposition 65 cancer warnings for crops grown with glyphosate. In a motion for preliminary injunction, National Association

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Six Month Countdown to New Prop 65 Warning Requirements

Posted on February 23, 2018

New Proposition 65 warning requirements are becoming effective in just six months, on August 30, 2018. As previously reported on this blog, new regulations regarding “clear and reasonable warnings”

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Coffee Cancer Concerns? CA Court to Rule Whether Cancer Warning is Needed Under Prop 65

Posted on February 1, 2018

California residents may see more Proposition 65 warnings at coffee shops in the near future. A state court is expected to issue a decision in the coming months regarding a

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California Egg Law Challenged in U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on December 5, 2017

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced that 12 states have joined Missouri in a lawsuit challenging a California law requiring any eggs sold in the state to come from hens

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San Francisco Ordinance Requires Grocery Chains to Disclose Antibiotic Use in Meat

Posted on October 13, 2017

For years, FDA, USDA, and various industry stakeholders have sought to tackle public health concerns associated with the use of medically important antibiotics to promote growth or feed efficiency in

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CA Court Upholds Foie Gras Ban

Posted on September 25, 2017

Foie gras is a culinary delicacy made from the fattened liver of a duck or goose. It can be produced through a process called gavage in which the birds are

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Court Blocks San Francisco Law Requiring Warnings on Soft Drink Ads

Posted on September 20, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, the City of San Francisco passed legislation in June 2015 that required health warnings to be placed on advertising for sugar-sweetened beverages (i.e.,

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California Publishes Q&A on New Prop 65 Warning Requirements

Posted on July 11, 2017

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) just posted a new question and answer document on how the new Proposition 65 Clear and Reasonable Warning regulations apply to…
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Slack Fill Settlement

Posted on March 20, 2017

“Slack fill” cases are on the rise across the U.S. Slack fill is the empty space between products and their packaging. Companies can be challenged for including “nonfunctional slack fill”

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