California Warning Label for Chemical Ruled Unconstitutional (1)

California’s Proposition 65, requiring companies to warn consumers of carcinogens in their products, is unconstitutional as applied to food containing a dietary chemical often found in potato chips and french fries, a federal court ruled Friday.

Judge Daniel Calabretta of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a permanent injunction preventing the state attorney general from enforcing Prop. 65’s warning requirements for the chemical acrylamide, which can form in starchy foods during high-heat cooking.

The ruling gives a full legal win to the California Chamber of Commerce, which challenged the statute on First Amendment grounds, alleging ...