Health Care & Hospital Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
Aug. 14, 2020
Agency in charge of Proposition 65 has lost its way
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the scientific agency that is responsible for administering the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, aka Prop 65. However, over the few past decades, OEHHA has abandoned its duty to protect public health and now only serves to protect industrial interests.
Raphael Metzger
General Counsel
Council for Education and Research on Toxics
Phone: (562) 437-4499
Email: rmetzger@toxictorts.com
Raphael Metzger is the founder of the Metzger Law Group, a boutique law firm in Long Beach that sues chemical companies for poisoning and killing workers.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the scientific agency that is responsible for administering the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as Proposition 65. However, over the few past decades, OEHHA has abandoned its duty to protect public health and now only serves to protect industrial interests. Just this month, the agency proposed a new regulation that carries on this most undistinguished legacy, by propo...
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