The Proposition 65 List

Current Proposition 65 List

The current Proposition 65 list is available on-line below, as a pdf or Excel download or through WestLaw. The Excel document also includes the listing mechanism for each chemical listing and the safe harbor level, if one has been adopted. A hyperlink is provided for those chemicals for which the basis for listing documentation is available electronically.

What types of chemicals are on the Proposition 65 list?

The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products, food, drugs, dyes, or solvents. Listed chemicals may also be used in manufacturing and construction, or they may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust. Learn how chemicals are added to the list.

Proposition 65 List

Chemical Name Type of Toxicity (Date Listed) & Basis for Listing
6-Nitrochrysene Cancer (10/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Nitrofen (Technical Grade) Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

2-Nitrofluorene Cancer (10/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Nitrofurantoin Male Reproductive Toxicity (04/01/1991)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

Nitrofurazone Cancer (01/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Nitrogen Mustard N-oxide Cancer (04/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Nitrogen Mustard N-oxide Hydrochloride Cancer (04/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Nitromethane Cancer (05/01/1997)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

2-Nitropropane Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

1-Nitropyrene Cancer (10/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

4-Nitropyrene Cancer (10/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

N-Nitrosomethylethylamine Cancer (10/01/1989)

Labor Code

N-Nitroso-N-methylurea Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

N-Nitroso-N-methylurethane Cancer (04/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

N-Nitrosodi-n-Butylamine Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

n-Nitrosodiethanolamine Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

n-Nitrosodiethylamine Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

n-Nitrosodimethylamine Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

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