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In a recent Manufacturing Dive article, partner Thomas Braun provides insights into Minnesota’s recently enacted law that will, beginning in 2025, prohibit the sale of certain products containing intentionally added “forever chemicals” and what this new legislation means for manufacturers. Learn more here. #ForeverChemicals #EnvironmentalLaw #Environment #Products #Manufacturing #PFAS #Minnesota #MinnesotaLaw #Law #Legal #Lawyer #Attorney

As PFAS legislation and the potential for litigation continue to evolve and spread nationally, retailers must focus on supply chain management, inventory audits, and developing and maintaining strong internal standard operating procedures. Jessica Argenti, Matthew Clark, Priya Desai, and Amy Rubenstein write for Law360, exploring how retailers can manage PFAS compliance and minimize litigation risk in the evolving legislative landscape, with new legislation in place or on the horizon in California, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington. Read on to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbWjvGAQ #retail #pfas #compliance

The evolving regulatory and litigation landscape, as it relates to chemicals and substances used in manufacturer operations, needs to be kept in mind as health standards become stricter. Best Law Firms 2023 “Law Firm of the Year” in Commercial Litigation K&L Gates’s attorneys discuss how consumer exposure to a variety of chemicals is increasingly fertile ground for the plaintiffs’ bar. Read more in the 2023 Business Edition: The Litigation Issue. #BestLawFirms #Litigaton #MassTorts

The US state of Colorado has revised its law on PFAS in consumer goods. Read our article to learn about the important changes #colorado #pfas #chemicals #consumergoods #products #compliance https://lnkd.in/d3sYPc4Q

In November of 2023, product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers were the targets of over 395 new Notices of Violation and amended Notices, alleging a violation of Prop. 65 for failure to provide a warning for their products. Partners Sophia Strong Castillo and Mitzi Ng Clark report the latest edition of Prop 65 Pulse, a Keller and Heckman LLP newsletter that explores trends in California’s Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) and covers various industries, including food and beverage, cosmetics and personal care, consumer products, chemical products, e-vapor and tobacco products, household products, plastics and rubber, and retail distribution. Read the publication at the link below for noteworthy product categories that received notices in November and chemicals that are alleged to be present in each corresponding category. https://lnkd.in/e2i4HSat #prop65 #chemicals #sustainability #food #drug #packaging #cosmetics 

What’s new with California’s #prop65? In November, we saw a surprising number of claims alleging metals in dietary #supplements 💊, along with the usual claims alleging metals in a number of #foods 🍜, and phthalates in a wide variety of #consumerproducts 👛. The key allegation here is that the presence of chemicals on the #prop65list in these products means that the products must have a #proposition65 warning label. As in months past, we also saw a handful of claims regarding titanium dioxide in powdered #cosmetics. Other interesting claims relate to #drinkingwater discharges and alleged bystander exposures. For more, check out our summary in the link below 👇 #californialaw #foodlaw #foodsafety #foodlabelling

Regulatory requirements are increasing across all levels of government, including federal, state, and local governments and there is an expectation that the regulatory burden will increase in the future. These are a few of the key findings identified during a 2023 study of chemical manufacturers conducted by the American Chemistry Council (ACC).  Complying with the requirements of these regulations is not only mandatory — it is also smart business. Penalties, including fines, can be significant for noncompliance. Navigating the complex regulatory landscape is challenging. We encourage you to tap into the knowledge base of two regulatory experts, Lianne Mantione, Attorney, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP and Sonia R. Razzaque, Vice President Regulatory Compliance and Product Stewardship, Michelman, as they lead a discussion entitled “Effectively Navigating Non-Compliances” at Chemical Watch’s Product Sustainability USA 2024 Conference on June 27 at 14:05 in Boston, Massachusetts. We hope to see you there! #corporatesustainability #sustainabilitygoals

Judge Rejects Suits Claiming PFAS In O.B., Playtex Tampons Law360 (January 16, 2024, 5:48 PM EST) -- Two putative class actions alleging that certain types of tampons have harmful "forever chemicals" are deficient because they lack sufficient backing for the claim, a California federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California granted Edgewell Personal Care Co.'s motions to dismiss the cases concerning O.B. Organic and Playtex Gentle Glide product lines on Friday. In doing so, the judge ruled that allegations concerning testing are "cursory," with no specificity as to the results reached or "any other findings that would support the plaintiffs' interpretation of those results." "As such, these allegations are devoid of the factual content necessary to nudge plaintiffs' claims, based on the theory that Edgewell's tampons contain [per and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals], from possible to plausible," the order says. "Similarly, allegations referencing patent applications or product labels that mention certain tampon components or ingredients are likewise deficient, as plaintiffs merely speculate that the hydrophobic components mentioned therein must or are likely to contain forever chemicals because those chemicals are 'frequently' used to make materials water-repellent," according to the judge. https://lnkd.in/eArhdMf6 Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP

What’s up with California’s #prop65 this past month? Check out our latest #prop65pulse publication to find out! 👇 Interesting trends in #prop65 in September include: - Alleged metals in dietary supplements 💊 - Alleged metals in chutneys, moles and sauces🥫🍝 - Alleged titanium dioxide in powdered cosmetics 🪞 - A rise in #pfoa claims ⬆️ #californialaw #californialawyer #foodlaw #cosmeticslaw #cosmeticsregulation #consumerproducts

Check out these great insights about PFAS from my friend and colleague Marina Schwarz!