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Comment Period - Notice of Modification to Text of Proposed Regulation Title 27, California Code of Regulations Proposed Amendment to Section 25302, Science Advisory Board And Section 25304, Financial Disclosure

Section 25302(b)(2)(i) of the regulation has been amended to identify several sub-specialties of research experience that are particularly relevant.

OEHHA released an updated version of its proposed revised Reference Exposure Levels for benzene reflecting comments received from the public and the Scientific Review Panel.

Cadmium is a bluish-white metal that occurs widely at low levels in the environment, and may be recycled from used nickel-cadmium batteries.  Cadmium appears on the Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm.

A public meeting of the DART IC will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.

Hazard identification document to support the reconsideration for n-Butyl glycidyl ether, Diglycidyl ether, Phenyl glycidyl ether, Methyl n-butyl ketone, Methyl isopropyl ketone, α-Methyl styrene for listing under Proposition 65 as known to cause reproductive toxicity.

Public comment period on the hazard identification document for n-butyl glycidyl ether, diglycidyl ether, phenyl glycidyl ether, methyl n-butyl ketone, methyl isopropyl ketone, α-methyl styrene.

Frequently asked questions about the carcinogen acrylamide.

Emissions from high-temperature unrefined rapeseed oil listed as known to the State to cause cancer for effective January  3, 2014 via the Authoritative Bodies listing mechanism.

The basis of listing for carbaryl as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity has been changed. OEHHA determined that carbaryl meets the criteria for listing via the “authoritative bodies” listing mechanism and is changing the basis for listing the chemical based on the identification of developmental, female and male reproductive toxicity endpoints by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.