A current court case in California is determining whether cans of tuna are required to have a Prop 65 warning on them: Food industry and health groups nationwide are closely watching a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court that will reach a milestone Friday when a judge hears state attorneys claim that big canners are […]
An editorial in the Los Angeles Times discusses how food manufacturers may no longer need to meet California Prop 65 requirements on their labels: THE HOUSE of Representatives this month passed the National Uniformity for Foods Act, a measure that would kill or cancel significant parts of 200 food-safety laws in 50 states. This ill-advised […]
An article on Food Nation USA about fish consumption and Prop 65 labeling: “It is clear that Americans are experiencing mixed messages about whether or not they should include fish in their diets,” she added. And the confusion has led to the industry increasingly coming under attack. Much of the recent pressure has occurred in […]
The Associated Press reports on foreign products which do not meet U.S. labeling laws: The poison arrived in a plastic bottle from India bearing a simple label in English and Hindi. “Useful in flu and bodyache,” it read. “Two tabs twice a day or as per physician’s advice.” What it didn’t say was that the […]
Consumeraffairs.com is reporting that U.S. drug store chain Walgreens is recalling bottles of iron pills: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group is recalling about 64,000 bottles of Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement. The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Iron SupplementIngesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately keep this product out of reach of children. Name of Product: Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Units: About 64,000 Manufacturer: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately keep this product out of reach of children. Name of Product: Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Units: About 64,000 Manufacturer: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, […]
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle discusses how wineries are being impacted by California’s Proposition 65: “Dozens of California wineries are now among the hundreds of businesses that have been hit with what many are calling “predatory” lawsuits relating to lead in stemware.The lawsuits are based on the California’s Safe Drinking Water and […]
PHILADELPHIA – An administrative law judge has assessed a $151,800 penalty against Environmental Protection Services, Inc. (EPS) for improper storage and disposal of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the company’s scrap metal recovery facility in Wheeling, W.Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. In a March 7, 2006 decision, Administrative Law Judge Carl […]
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing that sodium cyanide is acceptable for continued registration. Source