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Tests of mussels collected from Berkeley Marina and Rodeo Beach show no elevated health risk due to contamination in the area affected by the Cosco Busan oil spill. The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has withdrawn warnings to avoid eating mussels from those two sites and five additional Bay Area locations.

Notice of a public hearing for comment on a request for a Safe Use Determination for Fumonisin B1 in corn snack food products

Notice of a public hearing for comment on a request for a Safe Use Determination for Fumonisin B1 in corn snack food products. Extension of public comment period.

Discussion topics for public hearing on a request for a Safe Use Determination for fumonisin B1 in corn snack food products 

OEHHA has submitted findings on the active ingredient Endosulfan. These findings were prepared in response to the risk characterization document (RCD) prepared by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).

OEHHA request for input from stakeholders in the enforcement and business communities, as well as other members of the public concerning the range of options that could be included in any amendment to the safe harbor warning regulations that would specifically apply to exposures to listed chemicals in food products.

Chemicals under consideration for possible listing via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: benthiavalicarbisopropyl, mepanipyrim, pirimicarb, resmethrin.

The Public Health Goal for copper was finalized and made available.

Adulterated Candy: Maximum Allowable Lead Levels. Notice of Public Workshops to Receive Information Relevant to the Development of Standards for Lead in Candy Wrappers and for the Naturally-Occurring Level of Lead in Candies Flavored with Tamarind or Chili

After a chemical is added to the Proposition 65 list, OEHHA as a general practice will strive to develop and release for public comment a draft safe harbor level within one year of the chemical’s listing.