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October 12th and 13th CIC meeting and hazard identification materials for fluoride and Its salts, and tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate.  Both will be considered for listing at the October 2011 meeting.

This report descries the development of an FCG and ATLs for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), emerging environmental contaminants that can accumulate in fish.

Hand-to-Mouth transfer of lead through exposure to consumer products

The 2011 advisory and guidelines for San Francisco Bay replace an earlier 1994 advisory, and draw on over a decade of more recent data showing San Francisco Bay fish contain mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  They also incorporate nutrition science showing that fish provide dietary protein and essential nutrients, including Omega-3 fatty acids that promote heart health.

Benzo[a]pyrene, Deltamethrin, Methyl parathion, Uranium and Xylene for discussion at the July 12 and 13, 2011 DART IC meeting.  Hazard IDs available for review and comment.

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposes to establish a specific regulatory level having a maximum allowable dose level (MADL) for Avermectin B1.

Androstenedione, dibromoacetonitrile, hexachlorobutadiene, and malonaldehyde, sodium salt listed as known to the State to cause cancer effective May 3, 2011 via the Authoritative Bodies listing mechanism.

Cyclopenta[cd]pyrene, ethanol in alcoholic beverages, leather dust, and salted fish, Chinese-style listed as known to the State to cause cancer effective April 29, 2011 via the Labor Code listing mechanism.

Epoxiconazole was added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer based on the authoritative bodies mechanism. The listing is effective  April 15, 2011. 

This rulemaking action clarifies the original intent of the regulation and allows for the most current and appropriate methodology to be applied to quantitative risk assessment.  This amendment also provides default age-specific bodyweights to be used in calculation of the maximum allowable dose level. The amendment is effective on April 16, 2011.