Environmental
Jul. 17, 2002
Prop. 65 Trumps Federal Law
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal law governing the safety of food, drugs and cosmetics does not preempt California's Proposition 65, a state appellate panel has ruled in reinstating a lawsuit to require stricter consumer warnings on products such as nicotine patches that are designed to help people quit smoking.
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