For readers who have been following us, you have likely seen our
posts tracking California's consumer right to
know law, Prop 65, along with its new amendments and significant litigation. You may
think, what more is there to write about a law that is only
effective in one state?
As it turns out, quite a bit, especially now that Prop 65's
influence seems to have spread to other states. We have written
previously about Prop 65's far-reaching impact on companies,
nationwide and internationally, doing business in California. Now,
New York has proposed and Washington State has passed laws similar
to Prop 65. These other laws could also have far-reaching effects
for companies.
Washington's state legislature passed Senate Bill 5135 in April 2019,
called the "Pollution Prevention for Our Future
Act," which gives state agencies the "authority to
ban chemicals and require disclosure of harmful chemicals in a wide
range of products from carpets and personal care products
