California May Limit Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings To Packages Short On Space

California may move to limit when Prop 65 stakeholders can use short-form warnings on products instead of longer-form warnings because firms are opting for the shorter warnings at an unexpected rate. Manufacturers may be leaning on the short-form too much for the state's taste and to the surprise of food and drug lawyers.

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California may prohibit using short-form Prop 65 warnings on dietary supplement, personal care and other consumer products when manufacturers have ample space on packages for longer statements, says food and drug attorney George Gigounas.

The state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment "is monitoring the issue and may, in the future consider language tightening...