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The Public Health goal for mercury (inorganic) was updated in 2005.
Jun 1, 2005, Program: Water
The Scientific Review Panel adopted OEHHA's Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Program Risk Assessment Guidelines Part II: Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors.
May 31, 2005, Program: Air
1-hydroxyanthraquinone is listed May 27, 2005 as known to the state of California to cause cancer. 2-bromopropane (2-BP) is listed as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity effective May 31, 2005
May 27, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Extension of public comment period. Notice of proposed rulemaking to add a new subsection providing an alternative risk level for the chemical acrylamide in breads and cereals; and to add new “Safe Harbor” provisions specific to warnings for acrylamide exposures from food.
May 24, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Extension of comment period: Workshop on potential regulatory action exempting from the Proposition 65 warning requirements, exposures from chemicals that form from natural constituents in food during cooking or heat processing.
May 23, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Chemicals listed effective May 20, 2005 as known to the state of California to cause cancer via the “Labor Code” mechanism: Cobalt sulfate, Diazoaminobenzene.
May 20, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Availability of hazard identification materials for perchlorate and announcement of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee meeting.
May 20, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Availability of hazard identification materials for 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene and announcement of the Carcinogen Identification Committee meeting.
May 13, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Agenda for a 2005 Workshop to discuss a conceptual regulation that would exempt from the Proposition 65 warning requirements listed chemicals that form from natural constituents in foods during cooking.
May 1, 2005, Program: Proposition 65
Chemicals under consideration for possible listing as known to cause cancer via the Authoritative Bodies mechanisms: Request for relevant Information (Iprovalicarb, Nitrapyrin, Propoxur).
Apr 29, 2005, Program: Proposition 65