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final rule governing the cultivation of hemp, which will take effect March 22, 2021. The draft rule would have required hemp to be shown to contain less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannibanol (THC) on testing conducted within 15 days of harvest, a proposal that drew criticism from several parties. The final rule reduces some of the requirements, such as allowing 30 days to test and raising the negligence threshold to 1% rather than 0.5%. The rule also allows some flexibility for states to develop testing methods that take into account variables such as regional environmental factors.
California sues Clearwater, PAFCO, others over lack of cadmium, lead warnings
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The U.S. state of California has sued five seafood companies, including Clearwater Seafoods and Pacific American Fish Company (PAFCO), accusing them of failing to properly label their products as containing lead and cadmium.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit on 29 December alleging violations of the state’s Proposition 65 and Unfair Competition Law. The suit claims Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based Clearwater Seafoods; Vernon, California-based PAFCO; Hanover, Maryland-based Rhee Bros. Inc.; City of Industry, California-based Seaquest Seafood Corporation; and Paramount, California-based Jayone Foods Inc. “knowingly and intentionally sold products that exposed California consumers to lead or cadmium without providing a clear and reasonable warning that the products contained these toxic chemicals.”
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is suing five seafood companies, alleging they have sold fish that contains lead and cadmium in the state without
California AG sues Clearwater Seafoods over alleged lead and cadmium intrafish.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from intrafish.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
California sues Clearwater, four other seafood firms alleging lead, cadmium traces
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Dec. 30, 2020 18:30 GMT
The US state of California has sued five seafood companies over allegations that their fish contains traces of lead and cadmium but lacks the required warnings under the state s Proposition 65 law, the Associated Press reported
The suit brought by state attorney general Xavier Becerra claims that state testing found unacceptable levels of the elements in fresh and frozen clams, cuttlefish, eel, octopus, oysters, periwinkle and sea squirt [.]
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