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Imagine that a cannabis beverage manufacturer's plant draws water from a public watershed that is contaminated with a synthetic chemical or chemicals that are classified as probable human carcinogens.

Effective January 1, 2025, a new California law will prohibit 24 ingredients from use in cosmetic products. California's Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act [Assembly Bill ("AB") 2762] was signed into law...

In an effort to protect children (and, to a lesser extent, adults) from toxic exposure, California has banned the use of the controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups, and has eliminated certain loopholes in the existing ban on lead and cadmium in jewellery.

Continuing its assault on commonly used chemicals that pose risks to human health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") issued (but has not yet published in the Federal Register)...

Less than one month ago, EPA released its final reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

After more than 6 months since the UFLPA went into effect in June 2022, CBP released its UFLPA Statistics Dashboard. The UFLPA Dashboard provides users a snapshot...

In such a high-profile competition, it is only natural that participants would do anything to gain a competitive edge, with athletes going as far as injecting themselves with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further.

On October 14, 2025, the Australia Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced that it has initiated an evaluation on the introduction and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australia under Section 74 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (IC Act).

On November 27, 2006, EPA issued a rule excluding from permit requirements under the Clean Water Act the application of pesticides consistent with all relevant requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s (B&C®) recently published Forecast 2026 includes a deep dive into what stakeholders can expect this year regarding the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...

California's Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency that oversees implementation of California's Proposition 65 (more formally known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986), announced on February 11, 2010, that it is considering adding bisphenol-A (BPA) to the Proposition 65 list of chemicals causing reproductive toxicity.

California has undertaken a number of new initiatives in its environmental and product liability laws. One of the most significant is its Green Chemistry Initiative to attempt on a state level to remove or reduce toxic chemicals in products, and to require advance study and disclosure of chemical risks.

Over the past several months, hundreds of businesses across California have been served with Notices of Violation (NOVs) of California's Proposition 65 ("Prop 65") for issuing thermal receipts...

A new California initiative aims to classify all p,p'-bisphenol chemicals, including ethers and esters of p,p'-bisphenols, bisphenol AF...

On April 18, 2024, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN) and Senator Dick Durbin (IL) introduced the Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2024.

Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut will require that certain consumer products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) be labeled.

The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on June 12, 2025, that it reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament (EP) on the "one substance, one assessment" (OSOA) legislative package...