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Biden EPA Continues Aggressive Enforcement Against Disinfectant Products and UV Devices Claiming to Kill Coronavirus

One of the few areas of EPA policy continuity between the Biden and Trump eras is the aggressive enforcement attention being paid to products that claim to fight the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. While EPA has long…

You Can Hide Your Covid-Brows, But Don’t Hide Covid Fees

Kelley Drye

Two articles from the weekend perusal of the Washington Post are worthy of mention here. First, it seems that pandemic eyebrows are driving us all crazy . I don’t have an answer for that problem other than to…

House Democrats Primed to Introduce 13(b) Legislative Fix

On Thursday afternoon, the future of the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement authority took center stage during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled, “Safeguarding American Consumers: Fighting…

ICYMI: The FTC Has Civil Penalty Authority Relative To COVID-Related Advertising

Kelley Drye

As 2020 drew to a close and Congress scrambled to reach a deal to continue funding the federal government, tucked in amidst the 2124 pages of the 2021 Appropriations Bill is a new power for the FTC: civil penalty…

California OEHHA Explains Decision to Rescind Proposed “Clarifications” to Prop 65 Rules for Internet Sales; Finalizes Changes to Alcohol Sale Warnings

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) yesterday released its explanation for withdrawing proposed “clarifications” to the Proposition 65 regulations governing internet sales. Last…