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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,…

Enviro Groups May Have Christmas Lump of Coal for EPA: Set to Sue on EPA Decision Not to Develop New "SPCC" Program for Spills of Hazardous Substances

Environmental groups have filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its still draft decision not to establish a program to address potential spills of hazardous substances…

California OEHHA Extends Investigation of Synthetic Food Dyes

At the direction of the California Legislature, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is conducting a risk assessment of the potential adverse health impacts of synthetic food dyes on children,…

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…