Prop 65 Roundup - September 2024

Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

California Bill Would Label Gas Stoves a Health Risk

San Francisco Chronicle

California could soon become the first state to require new gas stoves and ranges to have health warning labels alerting consumers to the potential respiratory health risks of cooking with the appliance.

A Sliver of Forever Chemical Allegations Allowed to Proceed Against Prime Hydration Beverage, Judge Rules

The Recorder

A federal judge in California is allowing a consumer’s claim that Prime Hydration’s grape-flavored sports drink is “poisonous” to move forward, finding independent testing showing “unsafe levels of cancer-causing toxins” in the various bottles was enough to proceed.

PFAS Spill ‘Catastrophe’ at Former Navy Base in Maine Stokes Concern Amid Military’s National Cleanup

Military.com

Cleanup of 51,450 gallons of firefighting foam and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-contaminated water continues at a Navy-owned, privately leased hangar and its surrounding area in Maine — the second accident in two months involving stockpiles at active and former military installations.

Prop 65 Annual Conference

Prop 65 Clearing House

Lynn R. Fiorentino, partner and Consumer Products Industry Group co-leader, will be speaking on the “PFAS: What You Need to Know When Testing or Defending a Product” panel at this year’s Prop 65 Annual Conference taking place September 23 in San Francisco, California.

Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products 2024

American Conference Institute

The American Conference Institute is hosting its second West Coast Edition of the Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products in Santa Monica, California, on September 25-26. Lynn R. Fiorentino, partner and Consumer Products Industry Group co-leader, is co-chair of the conference.