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The advisory issued provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Flathead Catfish, and sunfish species  for the All-American Canal.

The public comment period is extended until 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

This action amends Section 25603 to allow alternative signal words for on-product Proposition 65 warnings for pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

60-day extension to the existing comment period on information relating to possible exposures and neurologic and neurobehavioral impacts of synthetic food dyes. OEHHA hereby extends the public comment period on this risk assessment to 5:00 pm, Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

OEHHA has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the George Alexeeff Environmental Health Library, Suite 1604, 16th Floor, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612 and the comment period is extended to 5:00 pm, Friday, January 11, 2019.

At a public meeting on November 1, 2018, the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) in its official capacity as the “state’s qualified experts” (SQE) determined that gentian violet and N-nitrosohexamethyleneimine were clearly shown by scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles to cause cancer.

The basis for the modification of the listing was described in a public notice published in the August 3, 2018 issue of the California Regulatory Notice Register (Register 2018, No. 31-Z).

OEHHA is requesting comments as to whether p‑chloro‑α,α,α-trifluorotoluene meets the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings.  In order to be considered, OEHHA must receive comments by 5:00 p.m. on December 24, 2018.

A state fish advisory issued for Santa Fe Dam Lake in Los Angeles County provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Flathead Catfish, and sunfish species.

Advisory based on mercury and PCBs.