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Meeting announcement and meeting outcome whether  Hexafluoroacetone, Phenylphosphine and Chlorsulfuron should remain listed under Proposition 65 as known to cause reproductive toxicity. 

The fish advisory for Clear Lake provides information on fish and shellfish important to Tribal members and other fish consumers. Newly added species of interest to Tribal members include threadfin shad, prickly sculpin, mosquitofish, inland silversides, winged floater mussels, and Asian clams.

Extension of comment period on OEHHA's intent to list ethylene glycol as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.

OEHHA is adding N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.

These regulatory amendments clarify the qualifications for appointment to the Carcinogen Identification Committee and Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee, and remove redundant language regarding required financial disclosures.

The Public Health Goals for chlorobenzene, endothall, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, silvex, and trichlorotrifluoromethane were finalized and made available.

OEHHA and Cal EPA released CalEnvironScreen 2.0 Draft.  Information related to the draft is provided.

OEHHA will not proceed at this time with the Proposition 65 listing process for genistein.  For identification of reproductive toxicity (developmental toxicity endpoint) under Proposition 65 it is considered necessary that the evidence for developmental toxicity has resulted entirely or predominantly from prenatal exposure.  That is not the case for genistein. 

Workshop announcement on potential reguatory action: Warnings.