Governor Brown announced yesterday proposed reforms to Proposition 65, a three decade old proposition approved by voters to protect Californians from harmful chemicals. It has, according to Brown , been abused by some unscrupulous lawyers driven by profit rather than public health. The law which prohibits the exposure to the public of certain chemicals “known to the State”… Continue Reading
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BPA Listing Challenged by American Chemistry Council under Prop 65
Posted in Food Safety, Prop 65The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed a law suit to prevent California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) from adding Bisphenol A (BPA) to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity. The trade group, alleges that the state’s current proposal to list BPA is contra to its own scientific… Continue Reading
Supplements are considered “Food” and Subject to the Naturally Occurring Defense Under Prop 65
Posted in Food Safety, Prop 65San Francisco Superior Court Judge John Munter ruled that dietary supplements are included in the definition of “foods”under Proposition 65, following a pre-trial motion the sole issue was whether dietary supplements are foods under California law. The consequence of this definition is that the supplement makers can avail themselves of the defense (under the proper circumstances) that the… Continue Reading
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