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Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Public Comment Period on Proposed Amendment to Sections 25821(a) and (c) Level of Exposure to Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity: Calculating Intake by the Average Consumer of a Product
OEHHA is extending the public comment period on this proposed amendment to 5:00 pm, Monday, November 26, 2018 and has scheduled a public hearing on Monday, November 19, 2018.
Oct 19, 2018, Program: Proposition 65
Fish Advisory for Humboldt Bay Offers Safe Eating Advice for Eight Fish Species
The advisory issued provides safe eating advice for Leopard Shark, Lingcod, Pile Perch, Red Rock Crab, Shiner Perch, Speckled Sanddab, Walleye Surfperch, and White Surfperch species from the Humboldt Bay.
Oct 9, 2018, Program: Fish
Humboldt Bay
Fish advisory for Humboldt Bay
Oct 9, 2018, Program: Fish
Announcement of Availability of a Draft Technical Support Document for Proposed Public Health Goals for Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water
OEHHA is announcing the release of a draft document for public review describing proposed Public Health Goals (PHGs) for the four regulated trihalomethanes (THMs) found in drinking water as a result of disinfection methods: chloroform, bromoform, bromodichloromethane and dibromochloromethane.
Oct 5, 2018, Program: Water
Notice of Intent to list Bevacizumab
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list bevacizumab as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental and female endpoints) under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 198.
Oct 5, 2018, Program: Proposition 65
Proposed Amendment to Sections 25821(a) and (c) Level of Exposure to Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity: Calculating Intake by the Average Consumer of a Product
This proposed regulatory action would amend subsection (a) to clarify that where a business presents evidence for the “level in question” of a chemical listed as causing reproductive toxicity in a food product based on the average of multiple samples of that food, the level in question may not be calculated by averaging the concentration of the chemical in food products from different manufacturers or producers, or that were manufactured in different facilities from the product at issue.
Oct 5, 2018, Program: Proposition 65
Health Questions and Answers for Tempo® SC Ultra (Cyfluthrin)
Questions and answers about the insecticide Tempo® SC Ultra (Cyfluthrin).  English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese versions available.
Oct 2, 2018, Program: Pesticides
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Title 27, California Code of Regulations - Amendment to Section 25805 Specific Regulatory Levels: Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity n-Hexane
Proposal to adopt Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for n-hexane. The proposed oral MADL for n-hexane is 28,000 micrograms per day and the proposed inhalation MADL for n-hexane is 20,000 micrograms per day.
Sep 28, 2018, Program: Proposition 65
Fish Advisory for Bear River Offers Safe Eating Advice for Six Fish Species
The advisory issued provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Sacramento Sucker, and sunfish species from the Bear River, which spans Nevada, Placer, Sutter, and Yuba counties.
Sep 25, 2018, Program: Fish
Bear River
Fish advisory for the Bear River.
Sep 25, 2018, Program: Fish

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