Prop 65

Prop 65 Proposals Take Aim At Cannabis Industry

Prop 65 Proposals Take Aim At Cannabis Industry

California’s Proposition 65 is, among other things, a consumer product labeling law.  Though there are exceptions to the rule, it is generally a safe bet that if a product contains one or more of approximately 900 chemicals known to the State of California to cause...

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Small Business and Prop 65: Free Pass? Not So Fast

Small Business and Prop 65: Free Pass? Not So Fast

California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) has a major exception for small businesses: the law does not apply to businesses employing fewer than ten employees.  Such small businesses, however, should be cautious as traps abound for the unwary in the realm of Prop 65.  For...

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Prop 65 Coffee Litigation May Be Drawing To Close

Prop 65 Coffee Litigation May Be Drawing To Close

A new regulation taking effect today, October 1, 2019, may finally put an end to litigation as to whether California’s Proposition 65 warnings are required on coffee due to the presence of acrylamide.  The new regulation states: “Exposures to chemicals in coffee,...

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Amazon Ruling Impacts Prop 65 Issues

Amazon Ruling Impacts Prop 65 Issues

The 2020 Prop. 65 Clearinghouse conference marked another year of thought-provoking discussion on the current state of Proposition 65 regulations and litigation.  Although the Act is nearly 35 years old, trends in enforcement litigation and defenses are continuously...

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CA Supreme Court Decertifies Ruling Regarding Cereal Warnings

CA Supreme Court Decertifies Ruling Regarding Cereal Warnings

Earlier this year, California’s Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) made national news because of litigation over whether your morning cup of coffee needed to come with a warning about cancer and reproductive...

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Monsanto Defeats Push For Prop 65 Warning On Weed Killer

Monsanto Defeats Push For Prop 65 Warning On Weed Killer

California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65”) was passed with the intention of providing consumers with information regarding cancer-causing agents in products that would allow consumers to...

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Coffee Causes Cancer Under Prop 65 Ruling? Not So Fast…

Coffee Causes Cancer Under Prop 65 Ruling? Not So Fast…

California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65”) was passed with the intention of providing consumers with information regarding cancer-causing agents in products that would allow consumers to...

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Glysophate Will Remain On Prop 65 List, Despite Monsanto Challenge

Glysophate Will Remain On Prop 65 List, Despite Monsanto Challenge

California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65”) was passed with the intention of providing consumers with information regarding cancer-causing agents in products that would allow consumers to...

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