In what is becoming a bit of a pattern, the Ninth Circuit has again ruled that a lower court’s dismissal of a consumer class action against The Hain Celestial Group was the wrong result.
On December 5, 2013,
CPSC targets hoverboards
Late last week, the CPSC Office of Compliance and Field Operations issued a letter on the CPSC website to “Manufacturers, Importers, and Retailers of Self-Balancing Scooters” that ultimately makes a new voluntary safety standard for self-balancing scooters, typically called “hoverboards,”
Prop 65 exposure level set for DINP
Updating an issue we have been tracking, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment finalized the No Significant Risk Level for DINP of 146 µg/day. The NSRL will got into effect April 1, 2016.
Once in effect, this
The mysterious world of green chemistry: Washington’s 180 on cadmium and phthalates
In our previous post on Washington’s Children’s Safe Products Act, we focused on the Act’s reporting requirement. But the Act also contains provisions prohibiting the sale of children’s products containing certain chemicals above the following limits:
- Lead: 90 parts per
The mysterious world of green chemistry: Washington’s green chemistry law
This week we turn from federal law to the patchwork of state laws that cropped up due to TSCA’s failures. First up is Washington’s green chemistry law: the Children’s Safe Products Act. The CSPA requires manufacturers of children’s products