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California Prop 65 Coffee Regulation: A Modest Re-Brew

The anticipated issuance of a final Proposition 65 exemption for chemicals, such as acrylamide, "created by and inherent in the processes of roasting coffee beans or brewing coffee," has been delayed to allow for an…

Prop 65 Coming to New York ....?

Newly proposed legislation in New York, announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the release of his Executive Budget late last month, would look an awful lot like California's "Proposition 65" program ... but, presumably,…

California Set to Finalize Prop 65 Coffee Exemption

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which oversees the state's Proposition 65 program, is on the verge of finalizing an exemption from warning requirements for chemicals, such as…

Prop 65 Plaintiffs Ring In New Year with Aggressive Enforcement

Proposition 65 plaintiff groups are starting 2019 with a practically unprecedented bounty of enforcement actions underway. According to information available from the California Attorney General's Prop 65 website,…

California Seeks Clarity on Retailer/Supply Chain Prop 65 Warning Provisions

Only a few months after new provisions went into effect (on August 30th), California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is proposing to clarify the rules governing retailer and supply chain…