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Chemical listed effective May 20, 2011 as known to the state of California to cause cancer: Imazalil.

Request for relevant information on chemicals being considered for listing as a reproductive toxicant by the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: Hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts

Public comment period on the request for relevant information on chemicals being considered for listing as reproductive toxicants by the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: Hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts.

Androstenedione, dibromoacetonitrile, hexachlorobutadiene, and malonaldehyde, sodium salt listed as known to the State to cause cancer effective May 3, 2011 via the Authoritative Bodies listing mechanism.

Extension fo comment period for the proposed NSRL for chlorothalonil of 27 ug/day

Cyclopenta[cd]pyrene, ethanol in alcoholic beverages, leather dust, and salted fish, Chinese-style listed as known to the State to cause cancer effective April 29, 2011 via the Labor Code listing mechanism.

Announcement of a public workshop on May 23, 2011 to gather suggestions and requests for updates to the Proposition 65 regulations.

Extension of comment period on the hazard identification document entitled: “Evidence on the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Sulfur Dioxide.”

Epoxiconazole was added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer based on the authoritative bodies mechanism. The listing is effective  April 15, 2011. 

This rulemaking action clarifies the original intent of the regulation and allows for the most current and appropriate methodology to be applied to quantitative risk assessment.  This amendment also provides default age-specific bodyweights to be used in calculation of the maximum allowable dose level. The amendment is effective on April 16, 2011.