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 are listed for cancer or reproductive harm, or both. 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 |
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Residual (heavy) fuel oils |
Cancer (10/01/1990)
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer |
Resmethrin |
Cancer (07/01/2008)
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency Developmental Toxicity (11/06/1998)Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Retinol/retinyl esters, when in daily dosages in excess of 10,000 IU or 3,000 retinol equivalents (NOTE:Retinol/retinyl esters are required and essential for maintenance of normal reproductive function. Recommended daily level during pregnancy is 8000 IU) |
Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1989)
State's Qualified Experts |
Ribavirin |
Developmental Toxicity (04/01/1990)
Formally Required Male Reproductive Toxicity (02/27/2001)Formally Required |
Riddelliine |
Cancer (12/03/2004)
Labor Code |
Rifampin |
Developmental Toxicity (02/27/2001)
Formally Required Female Reproductive Toxicity (02/27/2001)Formally Required |
Safrole |
Cancer (01/01/1988)
State's Qualified Experts |
Salted fish, Chinese-style |
Cancer (04/29/2011)
Labor Code |
Secobarbital Sodium |
Developmental Toxicity (10/01/1992)
Formally Required |
Sedaxane |
Cancer (07/01/2016)
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Selenium Sulfide |
Cancer (10/01/1989)
Labor Code |
Sermorelin Acetate |
Developmental Toxicity (08/20/1999)
Formally Required |
Shale-oils |
Cancer (04/01/1990)
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer |
Silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size) |
Cancer (10/01/1988)
State's Qualified Experts |
Silicon Carbide Whiskers |
Cancer (11/17/2023)
Labor Code-International Agency for Research on Cancer |
Simazine |
Developmental Toxicity (07/15/2016)
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency Female Reproductive Toxicity (07/15/2016)Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate |
Developmental Toxicity (03/30/1999)
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Sodium Fluoroacetate |
Male Reproductive Toxicity (11/06/1998)
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |
Soots, tars, and mineral oils (untreated and mildly treated oils and used engine oils) |
Cancer (02/27/1987)
Labor Code |
Spirodiclofen |
Cancer (10/08/2010)
Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency |