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Advisory based on mercury.
This is an update of the health advisory and guidelines issued in December 2012 because, in 2013, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife changed the legal size requirement for black bass. As a result, the public may no longer keep some bass that were legal to keep and consume in 2012. Consumption guidelines are only given for legal-sized fish.
For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Jul 16, 2013, Program: Fish
Announcement of a public pre-regulatory workshop for the purpose of gathering input from interested parties on the content of a regulation that would address Proposition 65 warnings.
Jul 9, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Pre-regulatory workshop on the content of a regulation that would address Proposition 65 warnings. Such a regulation, if formally proposed and adopted, would either supplement or replace existing OEHHA regulations governing Proposition 65 warnings.
Jul 9, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Intent to list emissions from combustion of coal as known to the State to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
Jul 8, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Tetraconazole will not be listed as a carcinogen at this time.
Jul 5, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Chemicals listed effective July 5, 2013 as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity: Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and cyanide salts (CN salts).
Jul 5, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
On June 1, 2012, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing an oral Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) for the chemical butyl benzyl phthalate.
Jul 1, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA released its Proposed Revised Reference Exposure Levels for Benzene for public comment, and held supporting workshops.
Jun 21, 2013, Program: Air
Extension of Comment Period - Proposed Section 25904 Listings by Reference to the California Labor Code and Proposed Amendments to Section 25302 Science Advisory Board
Jun 18, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period on the Notice of Intent to list emissions from combustion of coal as known to the State to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986
Jun 7, 2013, Program: Proposition 65