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This action amends Section 25603 to allow alternative signal words for on-product Proposition 65 warnings for pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

This provides guidance for businesses and the public by establishing default natural background levels for inorganic arsenic in white and brown rice.  These default background levels can assist businesses in determining the applicability of the warning requirements of Proposition 65.

This regulation establishes a MADL of 290 micrograms per day for metham sodium.  

The regulation will be effective on July 1, 2018.  This regulation establishes a No Significant Risk Level of 0.88 micrograms per day for vinylidene chloride for purposes of Proposition 65.

On May 7, 2018, the Office of Administrative Law approved the adoption of a new subsection under Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 2, Pesticide Program.

On April 6, 2018, the Office of Administrative Law approved an amendment of Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 25705, No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for the chemical glyphosate. The regulation will be effective on July 1, 2018.  This regulation establishes a NSRL of 1100 micrograms per day for glyphosate.  

The regulatory text and the supporting rulemaking documents are available below.

OEHHA has adopted a No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 180 micrograms per day for Malathion.

The amendments were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on November 20, 2017 and will become operative on August 30, 2018

These amendments incorporate 2016 amendments to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act and make other non-substantive changes.