Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to Change the Basis for Listing as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Hexafluoroacetone and Phenylphosphine

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is withdrawing its September 20, 2013 notice announcing its intention to change the basis for the listing of hexafluoroacetone (CAS No. 684-16-2) and phenylphosphine (CAS No. 638-21-1) as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986¹.  OEHHA is not proceeding with its proposal to change the basis for the listing of the two chemicals via the Labor Code at this time.

The chemicals will instead be referred to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) at a future meeting to determine whether the chemicals should remain on the list as known to cause reproductive toxicity.  An opportunity to provide comments will be provided prior to the DARTIC meeting at which the chemicals will be considered.

Corresponding with this change, the public notice OEHHA issued about “Proposition 65 Listed Chemicals Affected by the Hazard Communications Standard Amendments" on September 20, 2013 is revised as follows:

Chemical Reference

• Hexafluoroacetone
• Phenylphosphine

Related Notices

• Intent to Change the Basis for Listing as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Hexafluoroacetone and Phenylphosphine

  Sep 20, 2013
• Chemicals Listed Effective August 1, 2008 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity: gallium arsenide, hexafluoroacetone, nitrous oxide and vinyl cyclohexene dioxide

  Aug 1, 2008
• Request for Comments on Proposed Listing of Gallium Arsenide as Known to Cause Cancer and Hexafluoroacetone, Nitrous Oxide and Vinyl Cyclohexene Dioxide as Known to Cause Reproductive Toxicity

  Jun 15, 2007

Footnotes and References

¹ Commonly known as Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 is codified in Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq.