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EPA Refuses to Approve Glyphosate Labels with Proposition 65 Cancer Warning

Posted on August 15, 2019

In a direct rebuke of Proposition 65’s listing of glyphosate as a carcinogen, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release on August 8, 2019 announcing that it

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California Redefines “Beer” to Align with Federal Definition

Posted on July 17, 2019

On July 9, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 205, which redefines beer under California’s Alcohol Beverage Control Act. AB 205 allows for beer

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Bayer/Monsanto Hit Again With $2 Billion Verdict in Roundup Case

Posted on May 16, 2019

This blog has closely followed litigation surrounding allegations that glyphosate has caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a number of plaintiffs. In March, a California jury awarded $80 million in damages to

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California’s Proposition 65 Website Posts Styrene Fact Sheet

Posted on May 9, 2019

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has posted a fact sheet regarding styrene on its Proposition 65 warning website, also known as the Lead Agency Website.
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California Jury Awards $80 Million Verdict in Glyphosate Case

Posted on March 28, 2019

A California plaintiff, who used Roundup on his 56-acre Santa Rosa property and alleged glyphosate caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has been awarded $80 million by a jury in the U.S.

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San Francisco to Propose Banning Sale of E-Cigarettes

Posted on March 21, 2019

The San Francisco City Attorney, in coordination with the City’s Board of Supervisors, announced on March 20, 2019 that it will introduce legislation to prohibit the sale and delivery of

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FDA Publishes Findings from Investigation of Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak

Posted on February 15, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, in November 2018 FDA, in conjunction with the CDC, state officials, and Canadian food and public health officials, investigated an outbreak of E.

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Court Rules En Banc for Injunction Against San Francisco’s Health Warning Requirement for Soft Drink Ads

Posted on February 4, 2019

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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What to Know about California’s New Proposition 12 Requirements on Farm Animal Confinement

Posted on January 16, 2019

During the November 2018 election, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12, which establishes new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and bans the sale of

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U.S. Department of Justice Sides with California Against States Opposing Egg Production Standards That Require Room for Chickens to Move

Posted on December 10, 2018

As reported here, Missouri and twelve other states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on December 4, 2018 to hear their challenge to provisions of the California Prevention of Farm

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