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OEHHA has changed the basis for identifying male reproductive toxicity as an endpoint of reproductive toxicity for methyl chloride under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
| Program: Proposition 65
April 14, 2014 public workshop for the purpose of discussing a possible regulatory action to change the existing regulation governing Proposition 65 warnings. If a regulation is adopted, it would replace the existing OEHHA regulation.
| Program: Proposition 65
The state’s qualified experts determined that toluene was clearly shown, through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint).
| Program: Proposition 65
Updated second draft Public Health Goals for chlorobenzene, endothall, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, silvex, and trichlorofluoromethane are now available.
| Program: Water
Comment period on the Notice of intent to list pentosan polysulfate sodium, pioglitazone, triamterene as known to cause cancer by the Labor Code mechanism
| Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list pentosan polysulfate sodium, pioglitazone, triamterene as known to cause cancer by the Labor Code mechanism
| Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA hosted its Children's Environmental Health Symposium in Sacramento. The theme of the symposium was "Impacts of Environmental Chemicals on Development – Are complex interactions captured by traditional risk assessment practices?"
| Program: Risk Assessment
Comment period for the notice of intent to list beta-myrcene
| Program: Proposition 65
Extension of the comment period on the notice of intent to list nitrite in combination with amines or amides.
| Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list megestrol acetate as known to the State to cause cancer under the "Formally Required to Be Labeled or Identified" listing mechanism.
| Program: Proposition 65