Staff Presentations for the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee Meeting Held on May 24, 2006

A meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee was held on May 24, 2006, at the California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building in Sacramento, California. Below is the presentation made by staff of the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). The segments of the agenda covered by this material include the “Consideration of a Chemical as Known to the State to Cause Reproductive Toxicity.”

The DART Identification Committee determined by unanimous vote that Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) has been clearly shown to cause developmental toxicity; and therefore, will be added to the Proposition 65 chemical list for that endpoint. The Committee declined to add ETS to the list as known to cause female or male reproductive toxicity.

The complete meeting transcript of the meeting is available from the court reporter, Ms. Phyllis Mank at Phylanna@aol.com.