California’s Prop 65 monster must be fed and this time it has set its hungry sights on BPA, the notorious chemical used in the production of plastics and epoxy resins for food and drink packaging.  If listed, companies using BPA should consider phasing out their inventories, transitioning to different food storage containers and making their supply chains and foreign suppliers aware/compliant as well.  You may remember BPA from past controversies involving infant formulas and baby bottles but now BPA is back in the news as California’s … READ MORE

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The advent of Prop 37 portends great things for the small business organic and natural food industry, which has been forced until now to compete with big corporate agriculture. Prop 37 exempts from GMO labeling any food that is certified organic under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organics Program (NOP). It also exempts food that is certified GMO-free by an independent organization approved by the State of California. Thus, Prop 37 rewards organic producers and distributors that follow … READ MORE

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In addition to its corporate headquarters near Baltimore, Maryland, FDA consulting firm, FDAImports.com has opened another office in Irvine, California in an effort to assist current and future clients with the challenges stemming from California’s unique regulatory and legal environment. The State of California, with its 37 million consumers, is a lucrative marketplace for both domestic and international companies, a marketplace that holds as much challenge as opportunity due to the complex rules found in Proposition 65, the California Safe Cosmetics Act and California’s Unfair … READ MORE

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Cue the soundtrack from Jaws.

Earlier this month, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued a press release alleging that several nail polish manufacturers failed to declare the presence of potentially dangerous cosmetic ingredients, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) and Formaldehyde. DTSC based its allegations on initial testing of 25 different cosmetic brands, chosen at random. The investigation also revealed that many of the brands failed to declare these ingredients even though their labeling explicitly stated they were free of these chemicals.

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