Kurt Weissmuller

California Court Rejects Challenge to Listing of 4-MEI Pursuant to Proposition 65; Industry May Have an Obligation to Reformulate Products or Provide Warnings if Products Contain Certain Levels of 4-MEI by January 2012
Maureen F. Gorsen,Kurt Weissmuller, January 2, 2012
A California court recently ruled that the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment within the California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA) properly added the chemical 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) to the list of chemicals known to California to cause cancer. The listing,...

4-MEI in Your Food and Beverages? New Label Warning Requirements May Be Needed
Maureen F. Gorsen,Kurt Weissmuller, January 12, 2011
On January 7, 2011, the state of California decided to list under Proposition 65 the chemical 4-methyl-imidazole (4-MEI), and proposed to establish a no significant risk level (NSRL) at 16 micrograms per day.