Today at the International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization annual meeting, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Bob Adler delivered the keynote address. Adler provided some insight into his priorities for the Commission for the foreseeable future, recognizing
February 2020
Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law
On the heels of FDA sending out a tranche of warning letters to sellers of cannabidiol (CBD) products, enterprising plaintiffs lawyers have filed a spate of consumer class actions over these types of products. The complaints put forth a number…
The mysterious world of Prop 65 reloaded, part 5: the notice
By Will Troutman (US) & Lauren Shoor (US) on
Editor’s Note: Since our original post, there have been two significant changes:
- In 2017, the California Legislature amended the certificate of merit requirements. The amendments require the Attorney General to notify a private enforcer and the alleged violator if
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California selects nail products containing MMA for Priority Product list
By Will Troutman (US) & Andy Guo (US) on
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has proposed listing nail products containing methyl methacrylate (MMA) as its latest Priority Product under its Safer Consumer Products regulation.
DTSC has gone after nail products before–nail products …