Prop 65 News Today

Since the pandemic, cases alleging food and beverage companies violated California’s Prop 65 by not adequately warning Californians that a product may expose them to chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm have increased dramatically – along with the amount it takes to settle them, according to analysis by the law firm Perkins Coie.

Dark chocolate “can be contaminated with lead and cadmium, two heavy metals linked to serious health problems,” Consumer Reports warned this week, referencing its 2022 test of 23 chocolate brands; while the National Confectioner Association reaffirms its safety citing the Proposition 65 settlement.

Dark chocolate “can be contaminated with lead and cadmium, two heavy metals linked to serious health problems,” Consumer Reports warned this week, referencing its 2022 test of 23 chocolate brands; while the National Confectioner Association reaffirms its safety citing the Proposition 65 settlement.

California attorney general and others try to handle litigation over proposition 65 food label requirement. Seven states are drafting bills related to PFAS lawsuits. Biden administration proposes first national standard to protect communities from PFAS in drinking water.

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Recently, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) adopted safe harbor warning regulations for cannabis smoke and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol...

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposed tailored Prop 65 safe harbor warnings for THC and marijuana smoke, after implicating them for reproductive harm cancer. After public backlash, OEHHA announced amendments to the warnings.

Many California vineyards use Roundup, Monsanto’s weed killer. But more are calling for the wine industry to end its use of the herbicide linked to cancer.

Environmental groups, residents join forces to shut down diesel generators at cannabis facility in Oakland. OEHHA to augment record to adopt California Code of Regulations Title 27, adopts No Significant Risk Level of 3.7 micrograms per day for 1,3-dichloropropene exposure.

Jeffrey Parker focuses in energy, environmental law claims. He works with CA Prop-65 legislation, in addition to various agencies in the state.