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Consumer Compass: Navigating The Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Issue I 2026

As 2026 begins, this edition of Greenberg Traurig's Consumer Compass highlights the pivotal shifts and emerging trends impacting the consumer products industry.

Worldwide Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2025 California Proposition 65 Trends

As 2026 begins, this edition of Greenberg Traurig's Consumer Compass highlights the pivotal shifts and emerging trends impacting the consumer products industry.

United States Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Enacts New Consumer Products Laws: 2025 Legislative Highlights

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a series of new consumer products laws that may impact manufacturing, distribution, and sales in the state in the coming years.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenwashing Suits Expand While PFAS Product Cases Hit Standing Hurdles

Greenwashing claims continue to expand, with an active plaintiff bar issuing demand letters and filing suits on subjects such as biodegradability, PFAS, heavy metals, and recycling.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Wireless Litigation Trends At A Glance: Where The Risk Is Shifting Across The Ecosystem

United States IP

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WIT Legal

FDA's Draft Guidance For Cosmetics Industry Explains Records-Access Authority During Inspections

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

Product Liability Litigation And The 2025 Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation: A Year In Review

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Ohio Artificial Meat

United States Healthcare

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Steptoe LLP

ACI's 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum On Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

United States Healthcare

HP

Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

CPSC Withdraws Accreditation Of Four Consumer-Product Testing Laboratories In China

Worldwide Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Enforcement Under A Reorganized DOJ

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

FDA Finds "Significant Data Gaps" For PFAS Used In Cosmetic Products

United States Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

CPSC Finalizes 2025 Bassinets And Cradles Safety Standard

On December 12, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a direct final rule updating the mandatory safety standard for bassinets and cradles to align with ASTM F2194-25, the latest version of the voluntary consumer safety specification.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

Personal injury and environmental plaintiffs have recovered billions of dollars over the last several decades since the dangers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), often referred to as "forever chemicals,"...

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Important Year-End Developments In PFAS State Law: Minnesota, New Mexico, And Connecticut

States continue to advance restrictions and disclosure requirements for products that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

A Second Bite At The (Candied) Apple: The Latest Litigation Threat Targeting UPFs

On December 2, 2025, the San Francisco City Attorney, acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in California state court against major...

United States Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Perception, Risk, And Product Liability: Cannabis Research Catching Up To Consumer Behavior

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

You've Received A Notice Of Violation From The CPSC – Now What?

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Expanded Product Liability In Europe: A New EU Directive

European Union Consumer

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Dechert

Inside Litigation - Reshaping Product Liability Defense Strategies (Video)

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Replay: Wearables Webinar Series, Part 3: Product Liability And IP Strategies For Wearables (Video)

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

EC Requests Scientific Opinion On The Safety Of Hydrated Silica (Nano), Pyrogenic Silica (Nano), Silica Silylate (Nano), And Silica Dimethyl Silylate (Nano)

United States Consumer

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

HHS Divided: Can Consumers Be Trusted With Low-Risk Products?

United States Healthcare

HP

Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

California Governor Vetoes PFAS Phaseout For Cookware And Consumer Goods

United States Consumer

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Dechert

Replay: Wearables Webinar Series, Part 3: Product Liability And IP Strategies For Wearables (Video)

A replay of "Wearables Webinar Series, Part 3: Product Liability and IP Strategies for Wearables" is now available for viewing.

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

EC Requests Scientific Opinion On The Safety Of Hydrated Silica (Nano), Pyrogenic Silica (Nano), Silica Silylate (Nano), And Silica Dimethyl Silylate (Nano)

The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) announced on October 30, 2025, that the European Commission (EC) requested a scientific opinion on the safety...

United States Consumer

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Bergeson & Campbell

HHS Divided: Can Consumers Be Trusted With Low-Risk Products?

Since his appointment, he has indicated his desire to allow individuals to try healing themselves as they see fit, regardless of FDA approval, stating, "We want to make sure that information is out there.

United States Healthcare

HP

Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

California Governor Vetoes PFAS Phaseout For Cookware And Consumer Goods

The bill would have prohibited sales of most of the covered products starting in 2028, and of nonstick cookware containing polytetrafluoroethylene ("PTFE") and other PFAS beginning in 2030.

United States Consumer

D

Dechert

Third Circuit Panel Opines On New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act

United States Consumer

D

Dechert

Part II: Recent Changes In Jury Dynamics And How To Prepare Your Expert Accordingly (Podcast)

In the second part of this special guest episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small is once again joined by Partner Eric Alexander...

United States Consumer

HK

Holland & Knight

Texas AG App-Lifies Investigation Into Discord's Child Safety Practices

exas AG Ken Paxton expanded his investigation of online chat platform Discord over allegations that the company, through operation of its app...

United States Consumer

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Who's Liable When AI Takes The Wheel? New Frontiers Of Civil Liability And Risk Mitigation Strategies In The EU And The U.S.

The emergence of fully autonomous vehicles is fundamentally transforming the landscape of civil liability within the automotive industry.

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Product Liability Considerations For Cannabis And Cardiovascular Risks

Although cannabis research has been outpaced by consumer behavior and public policy, the research is catching up. A growing body of medical studies link cannabis exposure to cardiovascular harms that can include...

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Trump Nominates The Next CPSC Commissioner

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Creates New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Within Civil Division

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

EPA Proposes Targeted Regulatory Relief From HFC Technology Transitions Rule Requirements

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

What Every Consumer Products Retailer Needs To Know About The CPSC

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Trending Up/Trending Down: Advanced Mobility

United States Transport

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Dykema

Key Considerations For Food Safety Recalls

United States Healthcare

SJ

Steptoe LLP

CPSC Commissioner Nominated

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Podcast - Part I: Going From Young Associate To Veteran Lawyer

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

Speaking Engagement Spotlight: ICPHSO 2025 International Symposium

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Shutdown Plan: Continue Enforcement, Pause Public Engagement And Civil Penalties

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

What To Expect From The CPSC During Government Shutdown

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Byte-Size Question, Big Stakes: Ohio To Decide If OPLA Covers Apps

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Department Of Justice Creates New Civil Division Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch

United States Litigation

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Department Of Health And Human Services Links Prenatal Tylenol Use To Autism: Expanding Litigation Risks For Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors, And Clinicians

United States Healthcare

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Mayer Brown

Consumer Products Corner - Mixed Signals: Operational Gains Amid Cooling Industrial Momentum

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

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Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

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Michael Best

Pulse Check: Manufacturing And The CPSC (Video)

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Bracewell

Product Liability (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Meta-Verdict: Developers' Liability For Avatar Misdeeds

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Gamma Law

Products Liability (US) (Video)

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Alpha Partners

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