Highlights of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Environmental Protection Agency
This publication provides an overview of the Food Quality Protection Act.
Products Liability Preemption Debate Awaits New Supreme Court Directive
Thomas G. Scarvie of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a federal preemption case in its 2004-05 term involving the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. çç 136-137 (FIFRA). The question presented in Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 03-388, is "[w]hich, if any, state law crop injury claims are preempted FIFRA?"
Proposition 65 Plaintiffs Attacking Meat Industry Being Met With Preemption Argument
Star Lightner and Chris Locke of Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Last year, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Dowhal v. SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, holding that when a Proposition 65 warning directly conflicts with requirements under federal law, the federal requirement prevails.
Supreme Court Limits FIFRA Preemption Defense
Robert L. Hines,Sandra A. Kearney and Scott M. Sellwood of Farella Braun + Martel LLP
The United States Supreme Court last week clarified the preemptive scope of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA") as applied to common law claims arising from alleged pesticide damage.
Labeling Requirements in Canada and Mexico
Margaret M. Gatti of Gatti & Associates
In the rush to produce and deliver an export sale, US exporters frequently overlook an importing country's labeling.