Amy Lally, J.D. is a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP. She serves as a global co-leader of Sidley Austin LLP's Consumer Class Actions practice. She has broadly represented the consumer products and services industries in litigation arising under state and federal laws, including California's Proposition 65.
Despite a lack of scientific support to justify a carcinogenic risk determination, hundreds of companies have been sued under California's Prop 65 for failing to provide a "clear and reasonable" warning on food products containing acrylamide.
Regulated food businesses should review their portfolio of products sold in California for use of the short-form or long-form Proposition 65 warning labels, which will be required in the state starting January 1, 2028.
