Morrison & Foerster is widely recognized as having the premier Proposition 65 and consumer products law practice in California.
The firm has defended hundreds of enforcement actions on behalf of businesses and trade groups, focusing on all liabilities related to consumer products, including advising manufacturers, retailers, and trade associations on compliance with labeling and warning requirements.
Morrison & Foerster also successfully defends clients in litigation brought under Proposition 65, California Business and Professions Code sections 17200 et seq., the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and other federal and state consumer and product safety statutes. The consumer products range from foods and drugs to common appliances, electronics, housewares, and large equipment.
The firm regularly counsels and advises businesses on compliance with Proposition 65s requirements and has represented the business community and a variety of trade associations in every Proposition 65 reform effort and rulemaking, as well as in many Proposition 65 chemical listing procedures.
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WCAS is a privately owned, commercial, independent testing laboratory that specializes in trace chemical analysis using ICPMS, ICPOES, GC, HPLC, IC, GCMS, GFAA, etc. Most of our work is performed for the pharmaceutical and environmental industries, however we offer a full range of analytical chemistry services which can be applied in various disciplines. We work with a variety of research organizations on exposure studies, risk assessment, diet studies, essentiality of nutrients, drug development, method development and validation, and trace impurities. In addition we are certified by a number of agencies and associations.
Our professional scientists with experience in analytical chemistry provide methods development in environmental analysis, pharmaceutical testing, forensics, photochemistry, foods and flavor chemistry, and polymers. Our experience coupled with some of the best and latest analytical equipment can solve difficult chemical problems. Recent projects include:
* Iodine and boron in body fluids and tissue by ICPMS
* Metal composition in ancient works of art by ICPMS
* Arsenic, selenium and mercury speciation by IC-ICPMS
* Explosive residues such as perchlorate, azide, and hydrazines
* Acrylamide in foods
