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Webinar Consumer Goods Legal Risks: A QIMA Fireside Chat with Dan Herling from Mintz Levin
DATE Aired On 09 Mar 2021	TIME On-Demand
FEE Free	LANGUAGE English
TOPIC Analisi di Laboratorio Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Accessories Electrical & Electronic Products Homeware & Gardenware Gifts & Premiums Toys & Recreational Items Bodycare, Fashion & Accessories
SPEAKER Karolyn Helda Dan Herling
ORGANIZER events@qima.com

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Consumer Goods Legal Risks: A QIMA Fireside Chat with Dan Herling from Mintz Levin

Join Karolyn Helda, Managing Director at QIMA and Daniel Herling, Co-Chair of Product Liability Practice at law firm Mintz Levin, in this Q&A webinar as we discuss the legal risks that producers of consumer products face.

Dan has a deep understanding of California’s consumer protection regulations and laws, and is an expert in product liability cases involving consumer products, serving as defense counsel in over 3,000 cases involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs, and food and products marketed as containing natural ingredients.

Dan will share his knowledge of the types of liability cases that have been emerging recently, as well as how to minimize risk and best manage legal issues should they arise.

About The Speaker

Karolyn Helda

Managing Director, QIMA

Karolyn Helda is the Managing Director of QIMA’s Laboratory in Buffalo, New York. She has worked in the consumer products safety, compliance and quality assurance industry for over 30 years. Her knowledge and direct experience span the categories of promotional products, toys and children’s products, softlines, general merchandise as well as consumable consumer goods such as food, over-the-counter drugs, health and beauty care items. Prior to assuming responsibility for the QIMA Buffalo lab operations, Karolyn held various roles at independent consumer products testing laboratories including laboratory and client services management, business development, global compliance program development and management, as well as technical consulting, training and protocol development.

Dan Herling

Member / Co-chair, Product Liability Practice, Mintz Levin

Dan is highly regarded for his defense of product liability cases involving consumer products and deep knowledge of California’s consumer protection regulations and laws. He skillfully handles litigation, including class actions, around California’s Unfair Competition Law, Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop 65), among others. His commercial litigation practice has covered a wide spectrum of issues and included representation of several international companies based in Italy, Mexico, India, United Kingdom, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Australia, and Switzerland.

About The Organization

QIMA is a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions, that partners with brands, retailers and importers to secure, manage and optimize their global supply network.

QIMA has on-the-ground presence in 95 countries, combining industry-leading experts for onsite inspections, supplier audits and lab testing with a digital platform that brings accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data.

For all our clients in 120 countries who use the QIMA platform and benefit from 24/7 support in over 20 languages, QIMA is Your Eyes in the Supply Chain^tm.

This webinar will cover

Recent Prop65 trends and observations including an increase in violations reported, the restriction of short-form warnings, and acrylamide-related issues
High-risk product categories and how to proactively prevent issues
Advice for businesses that have been asked to recall a product by the CPSC
Real-life examples of businesses who carried out CPSC mandatory tests yet got sued for unfair trade practices