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Announcement of a public workshop. Possible amendments concerning the calculation of the concentration of listed chemicals in foods.
Aug 28, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA is considering adopting a regulation that would establish background levels for certain ubiquitous chemicals, such as lead and arsenic that are naturally present in unprocessed foods.
Aug 28, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA is considering amending the existing regulation (CCR Section 25821(c)) to clarify that the reasonably anticipated rate of intake or exposure to a listed chemical must be calculated as the arithmetic mean of daily intake or exposure for product users.
Aug 28, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
This notice marks the beginning of a 45-day public comment period on these materials. OEHHA must receive comments and any supporting documentation by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2015. Public comments at the meeting will be limited to 5 minutes per commenter, except for those commenters who make requests by October 12, 2015, and receive approval from the Chair for longer comments.
Aug 28, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
CMNP (Pyrazachlor) listed effective August 25, 2015 as known to the state of California to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
Aug 21, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list furfuryl alcohol via the authoritative bodies listing mechanism.
Aug 21, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
The advisory reports are posted mainly to provide background information and data for the advisories. Please refer to our Fish Advisory page for the current advice.
Advisory Reports and Fact Sheets
Aug 17, 2015, Program: Fish
Advisory based on mercury.
For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Aug 17, 2015, Program: Fish
Recommendations for safely eating fish from Ventura County's Lake Piru were developed by OEHHA for three fish species based on levels of mercury measured in fish sampled from Lake Piru.
Aug 17, 2015, Program: Fish
OEHHA announced public comment periods and workshops on draft Reference Exposure Levels for Ethylene Glycol Mono-N-Butyl Ether and an inhalation cancer unit risk factor for Tertiary-Butyl Acetate.
Aug 14, 2015, Program: Air