Tag Archives: regulation

Boaz Green Interviewed by Regulator Watch About the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Recent Enforcement Actions Against E-Liquids

By Sheila Millar on July 23, 2019 Posted in Regulations

As previously reported on Keller and Heckman’s The Continuum of Risk blog, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that it considers flow restricted containers for nicotine-containing e-liquids to be required under the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (CNPPA). Boaz Green was interviewed by Regulator Watch regarding CPSC’s recent enforcement actions, industry’s… Continue Reading

Internal Reforms Announced for FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection

By Sheila Millar and Tracy Marshall on July 19, 2017 Posted in Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection is about to undergo reform, according to FTC Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen. In a press release issued on July 17, the FTC stated that the changes are part of an ongoing initiative to simplify information requests and improve transparency that began last April, when Ohlhausen announced new… Continue Reading

California Adds Styrene to Proposition 65 List; Proposes NSRL

By Peter L. de la Cruz and Sheila Millar on April 22, 2016 Posted in Product Safety, Regulations, Uncategorized

On April 22, 2016, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added styrene to the Proposition 65 list of carcinogens. OEHHA maintains a list of chemicals required under Proposition 65 (formally, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act) that are “known to the state” to be reproductive toxicants or carcinogens based on… Continue Reading

FCC Adopts Broadband Privacy NPRM

By Sheila Millar and Tracy Marshall on April 1, 2016 Posted in Privacy, Regulations

At its Open Meeting yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would apply the privacy protections in Section 222 of the Communications Act to broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The text of the NPRM, which reportedly seeks public comment on more than 500 questions relating to privacy and… Continue Reading

The FCC Continues Privacy Push with Draft Proposal Regulating ISP Customers’ Data

By Sheila Millar and Tracy Marshall on March 11, 2016 Posted in Data Security, Privacy, Regulations

On the heels of the Open Internet Order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to fellow Commissioners that would apply the privacy protections of the Communications Act to broadband Internet access services. Wheeler’s proposal will be voted on at the… Continue Reading

CPSC Staff Appear Set to Get Vote on Voluntary Standards

By Sheila Millar on January 14, 2016 Posted in Product Safety, Regulations

Members of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are set to vote on a final rule to allow the staff not only to participate on the committees that develop voluntary standards, but to vote as members of the committees and even lead them (provided the Executive Director gives prior approval). If the Commission approves… Continue Reading

CPSC Versus FDA Recalls: What You Need to Know

By Evangelia Pelonis and Sheila Millar on April 1, 2015 Posted in Food and Drug, Product Safety, Regulations

Selling to consumers is generally a beneficial enterprise for all involved, but occasionally businesses will need to recall products, for a myriad of reasons. When that happens, different sets of rules apply depending on the type of product that is impacted. If your product falls under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) jurisdiction, one… Continue Reading

Green Chemistry – The State of the States

By Sheila Millar on February 27, 2015 Posted in Product Safety

For the consumer products industry, there is little question that state green chemistry laws are becoming increasingly complex and challenging. Laws are in place from California to Maine, and proposals are bubbling up around the country. States as diverse as Connecticut, New York, Florida, Oregon, and even Mississippi are considering their own green chemistry laws.… Continue Reading

FTC Proposes Updates to Fair Packaging and Labeling Rule

By Sheila Millar and JC Walker on February 6, 2015 Posted in Labeling

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing updates to its labeling and packaging requirements under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), including deleting specific requirements for commodities advertised using terms such as “introductory offer,” “cents off,” and “economy size.” The proposed changes would also modernize place-of-business requirements, allowing businesses to omit addresses if their street addresses is… Continue Reading

FDA Publishes Menu Final Labeling Regulations

By Richard Mann on December 12, 2014 Posted in Labeling

On November 25, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released final regulations implementing nutrition labeling requirements for retail food establishments. The regulations implement Section 4205 from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which requires chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments to provide consumers with more nutrition information. From an advertising perspective, the… Continue Reading