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OEHHA is proposing amendments to Sections 25801, 25803, and 25805.  These sections, which fall within  Article 8 of the Proposition 65 implementing regulations, set out the procedures and criteria for determining an exposure level where there would be no observable effect.

OEHHA announces a public comment period and workshop for the draft Public Health Goal for selenium in drinking water.

1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) (CAS No. 72-55-9) and nitrobenzene (CAS No. 98-95-3) listed as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity effective March 30, 2010 via the Authoritative Bodies listing mechanism.

This workshop explores indicators of human health hazards for carcinogenicity, developmental toxicity and endocrine disruption. The agenda, speaker slides, and speaker biographies from the March 15-16, 2010 Human Health Hazard Indicators Workshop are attached.

Higher temperatures send more Californians to the hospital for serious ailments, with each 10-degree rise linked to an increase of more than 400 percent in hospital admissions for heat stroke, according to a 2010 state study.

Notice of intent to list metam potassium (CAS No. 137-41-7) as known to the State to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.

Proposal to add a MADL for Acrylamide of 140 ug/day

OEHHA has provided a number of comments on DPR’s proposal for regulatory mitigation for Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC).

Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding specific regulatory levels posing no significant risk: p-chloroaniline and p-chloroaniline hydrochloride.

Carbaryl (CAS No. 63-25-2) listed as known to the State to cause cancer effective February 5, 2010 via the Authoritative Bodies listing mechanism.