Perspective
Sep. 22, 2016
New Prop. 65 rules get more specific
The amendments stem from an initiative which sought to improve "how the public is warned" and included the additional goals of "ending frivolous 'shake-down' lawsuits" and "strengthening the scientific basis" for determining the exposure levels above which warnings are required. By Sarah Esmaili and Tiffany Ikeda
Sarah Esmaili
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
3 Embarcadero Ctr Fl 10
San Francisco , CA 94111
Phone: (415) 471-3283
Fax: (415) 471-3400
Email: sarah.esmaili@apks.com
Georgetown University Law Center; Washington DC
Over the past 25 years, Californians have become accustomed to Proposition 65 warning signs and labels on everything from parking garages to coffee. But regulations recently promulgated by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will soon usher in sweeping changes to the "safe harbor" warnings, requiring virtually every company providing Prop. 65 warnings to re-evaluate its compliance progr...
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