Analytical briefings on what the Heavy Metal Tested & Certified standard is, why it is set the way it is, and what it changes for brands, retailers, and counsel. Each briefing is a citable technical analysis grounded in the literature index and the program’s governing principles.
10 items under this folder.
Why a Federal Defense Verdict No Longer Ends a Heavy-Metal Lawsuit
The Non-GMO Project Owned a Word Organic Never Did. Heavy Metals Is the Next One.
Organic Certifies How Food Is Grown. Heavy Metals Are a Question It Was Never Built to Ask.
Why _Palmquist_ Moved Heavy-Metal Certification From the Marketing Budget to the Balance Sheet
Palmquist Made Retailers Anchor Defendants. Supplier Qualification Is the Response.
Premium Brands Sell Trust. After Palmquist, Trust Needs Proof.
The Regulators Moved to Eight. Certification Stayed at Four.
Defensible Evidence Is Built Before Litigation, Not After
Heavy-Metal Litigation After Palmquist, and What Defense Counsel Can Build Before the Complaint
A Neutral Primer for Counsel — What the Program Certifies, What a Licensee Signs, and What It Does Not Claim