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Vinylidene Chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene) Listed Effective December 29, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer via the Labor Code (LC) mechanism.

OEHHA publishes the Guidelines for Physicians - a booklet that describes the state program of ChE monitoring for agricultural pesticide mixers/loaders/applicators who regularly handle toxicity Category I and II OP or CB pesticides.

This notice extends the comment period to February 14, 2018.

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986[1].  OEHHA received a request for a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for diisononyl phthalate (DINP)[2] in Interface GlasBac® and GlasBac®RE modular carpet tiles.  The request was made by Interface, Inc.

Both chemicals were considered by the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) in its official capacity as the “state’s qualified experts” at a public meeting held on November 29, 2017.

Chlorpyrifos and n-Hexane will be added to the Proposition 65 list.

A new state fish advisory issued today provides safe eating advice for Common Carp, black bass species, and sunfish species from Lake Temescal in Oakland (Alameda County).

OEHHA has submitted findings on the active ingredient Chlorpyrifos.

The committee considered coumarin for listing as known to the state to cause cancer.