CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye was the keynote speaker for CPSC Day, and he did not disappoint. Chairman Kaye’s speech focused on providing the consumer products industry with a sense of his priorities for the coming years, which I have listed
Last week, a court in the Central District of California certified classes in eleven states over claims that Wesson Oil products are not “100% Natural.” In the lawsuit, plaintiffs claim that ConAgra misled them by labeling Wesson cooking oil “100%
As we recently posted, the Ninth Circuit will finally tackle the circuit split on ascertainability, agreeing to hear the appeal of a class certification denial in the case Jones v. ConAgra.
ConAgra’s answering brief has now been filed,
We are here at the ICPHSO conference in Orlando for CPSC day. Key speakers from CPSC include Chairman Elliot Kaye, the Team Lead for Fast Track Recalls, the Director of Regulatory Enforcement, and the Director of Field Investigations. Here are
Recognizing the heavy lift involved in responding to the 2013 Consumer Products Survey, today the California Air Resources Board published procedures for obtaining extensions of the March 2, 2015 deadline.
As a matter of course, formulator response dates
Just because a chemical is listed on the Prop 65 list doesn’t mean it is illegal to have the chemical in a product without a warning. OEHHA has developed “safe harbor” levels for roughly 300 of the more than 800
Recently, a three-judge panel reversed an FTC order requiring POM Wonderful to substantiate certain health-related advertising claims by using two randomized, well-controlled human clinical trials. This new ruling indicates that FTC’s ability to impose substantiation requirements is not boundless and
When a business’s consumers are skiers and snowboarders, knowing the potential liability for negligence is critical. Ski resort operators often encounter claims of unsafe terrain and failure to warn. Equipment manufacturers and sellers often run into product liability and personal
In the wake of the federal court’s decision enjoining California’s foie gras ban, many restaurant owners rejoiced, making the delicacy immediately available. But restaurant owners may not want to throw out their creative menu techniques just yet.
Following the
Because so many companies sued for alleged Proposition 65 violations seek to quickly settle claims against them, one might think Prop 65 is a strict liability statute. This is incorrect. Health & Safety Code § 25249.6 requires that an exposure