The European Union (EU) Market Surveillance Regulation can be the competitive advantage you need, or the author of your product’s downfall. The choice...
Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining: Insight From a Decade Abroad
As I stood in the upstairs office of a tin refinery, I could see the mine just up the mountainside, a steady stream of donkeys pulling carts full of t...
Best Buy & Walmart Among Retailers Targeted by Proposition 65 Litigation
Valerie Kuntz Discusses Proposition 65 Cases Directed at Retailers & Distributors. Best Buy Co. Inc. is the latest retailer to be targeted in vio...
Despite COVID-19, Proposition 65 Violations Increased in March
Despite COVID-19’s impacts and the response efforts, bounty hunter law firms in California didn’t slow down, as plaintiff groups sent a higher than av...
How Is the SCIP Database Different From the REACH Regulation
On January 5, 2021, the Substances of Concern In articles, as such and In complex objects (Products) (SCIP) database will go live. Companies operating...
Ask the Experts: The Difference Between REACH Restricted Substances & Candidate Lists
Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management...
Ask the Experts: The Difference Between REACH Restricted Substances & Candidate Lists
Our regulatory subject matter experts help a range of stakeholders solve compelling regulatory challenges associated with supply chain data management...
European Green Deal Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Imported Products Containing Hazardous Substances
In December 2019, the European Commission launched the European Green Deal: a program aimed at achieving a climate-neutral continent by 2050. This pro...
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence in the EU: What It Could Mean for Business
A Norwegian government ethics committee has recommended the adoption of mandatory human rights due diligence and disclosure obligations for multinatio...
Australia Issues Guidance on Modern Slavery Act
The Australian Department of Home Affairs recently released a companion document to the Australian Modern Slavery Act of 2018 (MSA). The document, tit...