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Information Letter Issued For Total Fumonisins In Corn Snack Food Products
OEHHA issued a technical information letter regarding fumonisins in corn snack food products.
Jul 16, 2010, Program: Proposition 65
Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water (2010)
2010 Initiation of risk assessments for chemicals in drinking water for: ethylbenzene and xylene.
Jul 9, 2010, Program: Water
Draft PHGS for Methoxychlor and Selenium
Draft technical support documents for proposed Public Health Goals (PHGs) for methoxychlor and selenium in drinking water
Jul 9, 2010, Program: Water
Prioritization: 27 Chemicals Identified for Consultation with the Proposition 65 Carcinogen Identification Committee
Public comment period on the 27 chemicals.  These chemicals will be discussed at theSeptember 2010 meeting of the Proposition 65 Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC).
Jul 9, 2010, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Prioritization: 27 Chemicals Identified for Consultation with the Proposition 65 Carcinogen Identification Committee
2010 Comment period on the prioritization of 27 chemicals identified for consultation with the Proposition 65 Carcinogen Identification Committee
Jul 9, 2010, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of Planned Rulemaking
Rulemaking would specify the hazard traits, environmental and toxicological end-points, and other relevant data that are to be included in the state’s Toxics Information Clearinghouse.
Jul 8, 2010, Program: Risk Assessment
Magic Johnson Lakes
Fish advisory for Magic Johnson Lake. The results from tests on 83 fish including bass, bluegill, carp, catfish are based on contamination by mercury or PCBs.
Jul 7, 2010, Program: Fish
Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting September 21 and 22, 2010 and Hazard Identification Materials for 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol (1,3 DCP) and 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD)
Hazard Identification Materials for 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol (1,3 DCP) and 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) for public comment and review.  CIC meeting on September 21st and 22nd, 2010 in Sacramento CA.
Jun 25, 2010, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Hazard Identification Materials for 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol (1,3 DCP) and 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD)
Availability for public review of the documents entitled: “Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol (1,3 DCP)” and “Evidence on the Carcinogenicity of 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD).” The CIC will consider these documents in making any listing decisions on these chemicals.
Jun 25, 2010, Program: Proposition 65
Table of all Child-Specific Reference Doses (chRDs) Finalized to Date
Health Guidance Values specific to children developed by OEHHA
Jun 22, 2010, Program: Risk Assessment

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