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Extension of comment period for 4-methylimidazole to allow for the submittal of complete and relevant scientific information.
April 18, 2008 public workshop to discuss regulatory proposal to address chemicals or compounds such as vitamins and minerals are necessary to promote human health or to ensure the healthy growth of food crops. Public comment period.
Correction to the listing of the chemicals acifluorfen and ganciclovir sodium as known to the State to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity.
Infirmal workshop to request input from stakeholders in the enforcement and business communities, as well as other members of the public, concerning the range of options that could be included in any amendment to the safe harbor warning regulations that would specifically apply to exposures to listed chemicals in food products.
Release of interpretive guideline for hand-to-mouth transfer of lead through exposure to fishing tackle
Tests of mussels collected from Berkeley Marina and Rodeo Beach show no elevated health risk due to contamination in the area affected by the Cosco Busan oil spill. The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has withdrawn warnings to avoid eating mussels from those two sites and five additional Bay Area locations.
Notice of a public hearing for comment on a request for a Safe Use Determination for Fumonisin B1 in corn snack food products
Notice of a public hearing for comment on a request for a Safe Use Determination for Fumonisin B1 in corn snack food products. Extension of public comment period.
Discussion topics for public hearing on a request for a Safe Use Determination for fumonisin B1 in corn snack food products
OEHHA has submitted findings on the active ingredient Endosulfan.