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Effective January 17, 2003 , sodium saccharin is delisted from the list of chemicals as known to cause cancer.   Bromacil lithium salt is listed effective January 17, 2003 as known to the state of California to cause reproductive toxicity.

OEHHA released for public comment its Proposed Revised Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEF WHO-97) for PCDDs, PCDFs, and Dioxin-Like PCBs, and held a workshop in support of that effort.

OEHHA accepted comments on the draft document, Proposal for the Adoption of the Revised Toxicity Equivalency Factor (TEFWHO-97) Scheme, for characterizing adverse health impacts from chlorinated dioxin-like compounds.

Public comment period on Draft Guidance document for risk assessment at school sites

OEHHA released a draft version of the Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Program Risk Assessment Guidelines Part II: Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors. 

OEHHA announces a second public comment period for the revised draft technical support documents for proposed Public Health Goals for 11 chemicals.  These chemicals are: asbestos, barium, beryllium, chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane, diethylhexyl adipate, ethylene dibromide, hexachlorobenzene, silvex, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and toxaphene.

OEHHA announces a second public comment period for the proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate.

Background for the December 17, 2002 Carcinogen Identification Committee meeting agenda item: Consideration of request to review statin drugs as a group for subsequent listing.

Notice to Interested Parties December 17, 2002 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Cancer Identification Committee (CIC)

December 4, 2002 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee