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OEHHA is investigating the possibility of amending the existing warning regulations currently located in Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 25601 to add specific options for both the method and content for warnings for exposures to listed chemicals in foods.
On October 31, 2008 the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published a notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register (Register 2008, No.
Opportunity to comment on the re-drafted concepts re: exposures to a human and plant nutrient in a food. Workshop held December 12, 2008.
Evaluation of the available health and safety data related to two pheromone products (Checkmate OLR-F and Checkmate LBAM -F), and a summary of the symptoms reported after application in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
Meeting materials for the second meeting of the cumulative impacts and precautionary approaches (CIPA) workgroup.
OEHHA releases information to fish consumers to help them choose the safest fish to eat from Lake Natoma in Sacramento County and Folsom Lake in Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties. The guidelines recommend how often these fish can be eaten to maximize their health benefits while minimizing the health risks from mercury contamination.
Meeting materials for the third meeting of the cumulative impacts and precautionary approaches (CIPA) workgroup.
The Scientific Review Panel for TACs discussed OEHHA's updated draft of the Technical Support Document for Cancer Potency Factors and the documentation for proposed new RELs for acetaldehyde, acrolein, arsenic, formaldehyde, manganese, and mercury.
The Public Health Goal for endrin has been updated.