Tag: Proposition 65
Life is Short, But Prop 65 Warnings May Not Be
On January 8, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed changes to how businesses warn under Proposition 65. I wrote about it back...
Does Anyone Like the New Prop 65 Safe Harbor Warning?
n July 23, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released a new rulemaking concerning safe harbor warnings under Prop 65...
Prop. 65 Virtual Conference to Explore Warning Rules, Acrylamide
Proposition 65 warning rules, acrylamide in food, and small business compliance challenges are among the topics to be discussed at the virtual Prop. 65...
CalChamber Wins Landmark Prop 65 Ruling
California businesses scored a landmark victory last week when Chief District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California granted CalChamber’s motion for...
Judge Enjoins State from Filing New Lawsuits Involving Acrylamide Warnings
Chief United States District Judge Kimberly Mueller yesterday granted its motion for preliminary injunction in a Proposition 65 case involving acrylamide warnings on food...
Judge Mueller Grants CalChamber’s PI Motion in Prop. 65 Lawsuit; Enjoins State from Filing...
The California Chamber of Commerce has announced that Chief United States District Judge Kimberly Mueller today granted its motion for preliminary injunction in a...
Long Story Short: OEHHA Proposes Changing Prop 65 Safe Harbor Warning Requirements
WARNING: Everything in California May Cause Cancer
That is the likely conclusion if one were to believe every Proposition 65 warning they encounter. So ubiquitous are Prop...
CalChamber’s Efforts on Proposition 65
Despite a global pandemic, the number of 60-day notices filed pursuant to Proposition 65 against food companies alleging exposure to acrylamide continues its exponential...
CalChamber Co-Led Coalition Applauds Proposed Prop 65 Safe Harbor Framework
Yesterday, a coalition of businesses co-led by the California Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA),...
Coalition Pressure Prompts OEHHA to Withdraw Harmful Change to Prop. 65 Safe Harbor Warnings
Thanks to the efforts of the California Chamber of Commerce and a broad coalition of organizations, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) withdrew...
Coffee Distributors Win Prop.65 Acrylamide Lawsuit
A California Superior Court judge this week ruled in favor of coffee roasters and distributors in a decade-long lawsuit alleging they violated California’s Proposition...
Prop. 65 Warnings for Acrylamide in Food Not Backed by Current Scientific Data, Suit...
If you want to comply with Proposition 65 on Thanksgiving, you will likely need to add an acrylamide cancer warning to pretty much every...
Another Prop 65 Headache
One of the world’s safest and most widely used drugs may soon come with California’s cancer warning.
Tylenol, Benadryl, Dayquil, Midol and Excedrin, just to...
Another Prop 65 Headache – Capitol Insider
Tylenol, Benadryl, Dayquil, Midol and Excedrin, just to name a few commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing acetaminophen, may soon be required to come...
CalChamber Files Lawsuit to End Prop. 65 Warnings for Acrylamide
On behalf of its members, the California Chamber of Commerce yesterday filed a lawsuit to stop the multitude of Proposition 65 warnings for the presence...
CalChamber Seeks End to Prop.65 Warnings for Acrylamide: Files Lawsuit Against California Attorney General
SACRAMENTO, CA — On behalf of its members, the California Chamber of Commerce today filed a lawsuit to stop the multitude of Proposition 65...
From Coffee to Roasted Asparagus—How Prop. 65 Is Leading to Excessive Product Warnings
What do coffee, roasted asparagus and French fries have in common? They all contain traces of acrylamide, a chemical produced when heating some food...
Proposition 65: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
One cannot travel very far in the Golden State without being bombarded with cancer warnings. Thanks to Proposition 65 (Prop 65), a 1986 voter-approved...
Proposition 65: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
One cannot travel very far in the Golden State without being bombarded with cancer warnings. Thanks to Proposition 65 (Prop 65), a 1986 voter-approved...
Proposition 65: Take Your Coffee and Hold the Cancer (warning)
In the bizarro world of Proposition 65, some sanity has been restored. On June 3, 2019, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) announced...