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Chemical listed effective March 16, 2012 as known to the State of California to cause reproductive toxicity: Methanol
Mar 16, 2012, Program: Proposition 65
Release of Final Interpretive Guideline No. 2012-001, Consumption of Methanol Resulting from Pectin that Occurs Naturally In Fruits And Vegetables
Mar 16, 2012, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA released a draft of the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines: Technical Support Document for Exposure Assessment and Stochastic Analysis for review by the Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants.
OEHHA's response to public comments are also attached below.
Mar 9, 2012, Program: Air
4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI) was listed under Proposition 65 list because the National Toxicology Program found 4MEI caused lung tumors in laboratory animals.
Feb 23, 2012, Program: Proposition 65
Extension of comment period on the notice of intent to ist benzophenone, coconut oil diethanolamine condensate (cocamide diethanolamine), diethanolamine and 2-methylimidazole as known to the state to cause cancer.
Feb 21, 2012, Program: Proposition 65
Advisory based on mercury
For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Feb 19, 2012, Program: Fish
Addition of methyl isopropyl ketone to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity.
Feb 17, 2012, Program: Proposition 65
Fish advisory for American Shad, Chinook (king) Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Striped Bass, and White Sturgeon caught in California rivers, estuaries, and coastal ocean waters.
Feb 15, 2012, Program: Fish
Guidelines for safe consumption of Striped Bass, White Sturgeon, and other fish advisories. This advisory and guidelines balance the health benefits of eating wild-caught fish against the health risks from exposure to contaminants in them.
Feb 15, 2012, Program: Fish