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
Glycidyl Methacrylate Cancer (01/27/2023)

Labor Code

Glyphosate Cancer (07/07/2017)

Labor Code-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Goldenseal root powder Cancer (12/04/2015)

Labor Code

Goserelin Acetate Developmental Toxicity (08/26/1997)

Formally Required

Female Reproductive Toxicity (08/26/1997)

Formally Required

Male Reproductive Toxicity (08/26/1997)

Formally Required

Griseofulvin Cancer (01/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Gyromitrin Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Halazepam Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1990)

Formally Required

Halobetasol Propionate Developmental Toxicity (08/20/1999)

Formally Required

Haloperidol Developmental Toxicity (01/29/1999)

Formally Required

Female Reproductive Toxicity (01/29/1999)

Formally Required

Halothane Developmental Toxicity (09/01/1996)

Formally Required

HC Blue 1 Cancer (07/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

Heptachlor Cancer (07/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Developmental Toxicity (08/20/1999)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Heptachlor Epoxide Cancer (07/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Herbal remedies containing plant species of the genus Aristolochia Cancer (07/09/2004)

Labor Code

Hexachlorobenzene Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

Hexachlorobutadiene Cancer (05/03/2011)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Hexachlorocyclohexane (Technical Grade) Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Hexachlorodibenzodioxin Cancer (04/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Hexachloroethane Cancer (07/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

2,4-Hexadienal (89% trans, trans isomer; 11% cis, trans isomer) Cancer (03/04/2005)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

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