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Register now to join Crowell attorneys Warren Lehrenbaum and Amy Symonds, along with guest speaker Ashish Deshmukh, Principal of Product Safety and Stewardship, Environment & Health at Ramboll, as they examine the rapidly evolving landscape of PFAS regulations and what they mean for companies that manufacture, import, sell, or distribute products containing PFAS materials. With overlapping federal and state compliance obligations now imminent, this session will provide actionable guidance to help companies determine whether they are impacted and how to meet their obligations. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT.

Continue Reading Save the Date: Webinar on Critical Reporting and Labeling Requirements for Products Containing PFAS: What Companies Need to Know (and DO) Now!

From Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting on PFAS to increasing U.S. state-level requirements around chemicals in products, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers are required to understand the makeup of the products they sell, down to a molecular level. From their position downstream of complex supply chains, retailers must implement and manage the data gathering and supply chain verification necessary to meet these reporting obligations. 

As our panelists at the ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium made clear, the world of chemical reporting is growing more complex every year, posing new challenges — and opportunities — for everyone from manufacturers and retailers to regulators and consumers. 

The panel was moderated by Luisa Lobo of the Retail Industry Leaders Association with speakers Amy Symonds of Crowell & Moring, Travis Sjostrom of Best Buy, and Krystal Spickler of UL Solutions. 

Here are the four key areas discussed. 

Continue Reading The Ever-Expanding Chemical Reporting Universe at ICPHSO: A Look at Reporting Requirements and Approaches 

Crowell & Moring partners Cheri Falvey, Meghan McMeel, and Warren Lehrenbaum will be speaking at the 2026 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium, where they will participate in key legal and regulatory panels. This flagship event brings together global product safety professionals for four days of collaboration, learning, and networking.

Continue Reading Speaking Engagement Spotlight: 2026 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium

In a major move by California that may be but a harbinger of a dramatic sea change in banning or severely restricting the inclusion of hundreds of chemicals present in every-day consumer goods, California just imposed upon the consumer product industry (culminating, at least most likely for 2021, right before the end of October), a sweeping range of bans that likely will fundamentally disrupt the California consumer product economy.
Continue Reading No Treats, Too Many Tricks, For PFAS This Halloween

The new EU REACH Regulation establishes an integrated system for the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances. It also provides “right to know” provisions allowing consumers to ask suppliers if their products contain Substances of Very High Concern (“SVHCs”) listed on an official Candidate List. Suppliers are obliged to reply within 45 days and free of charge to such requests with the name of the SVHC and information allowing safe use of the article.
Continue Reading EU Retailers Fail to Reply to “Right to Know” Requests from Consumers Under REACH