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Questions and answers about the insecticide Dibrom® (Naled)

1-Bromopropane (CAS No. 106-94-5) added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65 effective August 5, 2016

Bromodichloroacetic acid listed effective July 29, 2016 as known to the state of California to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.

Written comments for the proposed updates of Public Health Goals (PHGs) for carbofuran, diquat, endrin, picloram, and thiobencarb in drinking water must be received by the PHG program by 5:00 p.m. on August 29, 2016.

Comment period on the proposed action to continue to allow the temporary use of point-of-sale warning messages for BPA exposures from canned and bottled foods and beverages until warnings can be placed on newly manufactured cans and/or BPA is removed from the linings, until December 30, 2017.

September 12, 2016 public hearing to discuss the proposed action to continue to allow the temporary use of point-of-sale warning messages for BPA exposures from canned and bottled foods and beverages until warnings can be placed on newly manufactured cans and/or BPA is removed from the linings, until December 30, 2017.

2nd public comment period proposed updated PHGs for Carbofuran (0.7 ppb), Diquat (6 ppb), Endrin (0.3 ppb), Picloram (166 ppb), and Thiobencarb (42 ppb) in drinking water.

Comments available.  Proposed action to continue to allow the temporary use of point-of-sale warning messages for BPA exposures from canned and bottled foods and beverages until warnings can be placed on newly manufactured cans and/or BPA is removed from the linings, until December 30, 2017.

Announcement of the second public comment period on the draft Public Health Goal (PHG) for antimony in drinking water.  The draft PHG would revise the PHG from 20 ppb to 1 ppb.

2nd public comment period on the draft Public Health Goal (PHG) for antimony in drinking water.  The draft PHG would revise the PHG from 20 ppb to 1 ppb.