Warning! California Proposes Amendments Restricting Use of Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings
Warning! California Proposes Amendments Restricting Use of Proposition 65 Short-Form Warnings
Arent Fox LLP
On January 8, 2021, the agency governing Proposition 65, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), proposed to amend the content and conditions for use associated with the widely-used short-form warning permitted under Proposition 65.
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Prop 65 Changes Loom on the Horizon
EHS Daily Advisor
Companies subject to California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) rule should prepare to make changes to their compliance plans, as the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced substantial proposed changes to the rule on January 8, 2021. The proposed changes primarily will apply to businesses that sell food products in California or utilize the Prop 65 short-form warnings.
OEHHA Notices
Notice of Adoption of Amendments to Article 6 Clear and Reasonable Warnings Sections 25602, 25607, 25607.1, and 25607.3
On January 13, 2021, the Office of Administrative Law approved amendments to Title 27, California Code of Regulations. The amendments make non-substantive changes to Section 25602 subsections (a) and (b), Section 25607 subsections (a) and (b), and Section 25607.1 subsection (a); and substantive and non-substantive changes to Section 25607.3. Substantive changes relate to the methods for providing warnings for alcoholic beverages purchased over the internet or through mobile apps. The regulation will be effective on April 1, 2021.
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