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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…

Pesticide Enforcement Alert: EPA Targeting On-Line Sales

Consistent with consumer trends and the ever-increasing role of internet sales, U.S. EPA is targeting on-line pesticide sales as an enforcement priority. In a preview of the anticipated April 1 release of preliminary…

Updated TSCA Inventory Identifies "Active" Chemicals in Commerce

EPA has released the updated TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory, with, for the first time, "active" and "inactive" designations as required by the 2016 Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Of the…

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,…

EPA Rule Addressing Methylene Chloride Risks Stalled by "Shutdown" ... While Activists File First "New TSCA" Court Challenge for EPA Failure to Act

During confirmation hearings before Congress last week, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler indicated that a long-awaited EPA rule to restrict consumer and commercial uses of methylene chloride as a paint and…