A study published in the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry on January 11, 2022 detailed how current methods of testing for certain volatile PFAS may be resulting in abnormally high false positives. The article, Mass-Labeled Flourotelomer Alcohol...
On February 2, 2022, the EPA released its draft Toxicological Review of PFHxA and Related Salts, the latest risk assessment put forth by the EPA for certain types of PFAS. The PFAS risk assessment related to PFHxA is noteworthy because the Reference Dose (RfD)...
John Gardella's recent ESG fashion article entitled "Greenwashing and Fashion Industry: UK's Next Target" was published on our website and the National Law Review. The article was picked up and utilized by The Fashion Law's news site in the article "Greenwashing...
Looking ahead to later in 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to review and update its "Green Guides", which "...set forth the Federal Trade Commission's current views about environmental claims. The guides help marketers [and companies] avoid making...
On January 24, 2022, the EPA continued to expand the number of PFAS subject to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) with the addition of four PFAS to the TRI. PFAS TRI reporting is an issue that has recently seen significant attention by environmentalists who claim that...
John Gardella recently wrote an article entitled "Cosmetics and PFAS: Industry Lawsuits a Lesson For ESG", which was published on our website and the National Law Review. The article was picked up and utilized by writer Ryan Nelson of Informa's Pharma Intelligence in...
ESG and fashion are certainly en vogue in 2022, at least with regulators and legislators. Yesterday, we wrote about the United Kingdom's intent to target the fashion industry in 2022 over alleged greenwashing of consumers for apparel and footwear. Marketing buzzwords...
As the cosmetics industry bore the brunt of a pair of significant greenwashing lawsuits in the United States at the end of 2021, it is now the fashion industry that is the target of regulatory oversight action in the United Kingdom to start 2022. As the Securities and...
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Julia John, reporter for Chemical Watch, for her article regarding recent lawsuits against cosmetic industry companies for alleged "greenwashing" of consumers when certain of the companies' products contained PFAS....
David Goldman, Shareholder at CMBG3, will speak on February 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST at a virtual event hosted by AM Best. The webinar is titled "The Importance of Field Investigations in Commercial General Liability Claims.” David and his panel of claims experts will...