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
Benzofuran Cancer (10/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

Benzophenone Cancer (06/22/2012)

Labor Code

Benzotrichloride Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Benzo[a]pyrene Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Benzo[b]fluoranthene Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Benzo[j]fluoranthene Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Benzo[k]fluoranthene Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Benzphetamine Hydrochloride Developmental Toxicity (04/01/1990)

Formally Required

Benzyl Chloride Cancer (01/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Benzyl Violet 4B Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Benz[a]anthracene Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Beryllium and beryllium compounds Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Betel quid with tobacco Cancer (01/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Betel quid without tobacco Cancer (02/03/2006)

Labor Code

Bevacizumab Developmental Toxicity (03/08/2019)

Formally Required

Female Reproductive Toxicity (03/08/2019)

Formally Required

Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ether, Technical Grade Cancer (10/29/1999)

State's Qualified Experts

Bis(2-chloroethyl) Ether Cancer (04/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Bis(chloromethyl) Ether Cancer (02/27/1987)

Labor Code

2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)-1,3-propanediol Cancer (05/01/1996)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

Bischloroethyl Nitrosourea (BCNU) (Carmustine) Cancer (07/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1990)

Formally Required

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