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
Chlorendic Acid Cancer (07/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

Chlorinated Paraffins (Avg. chain length C12; approx. 60 percent chlorine by weight) Cancer (07/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

N,N-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine (Chlornapazine) Cancer (02/27/1987)

Labor Code

3-Chloro-2-methylpropene Cancer (07/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

2,4‑diamino‑6‑chloro-s-triazine (DACT) Developmental Toxicity (07/15/2016)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Female Reproductive Toxicity (07/15/2016)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene Cancer (10/29/1999)

State's Qualified Experts

p-Chloro-o-toluidine Cancer (01/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer, Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

5-Chloro-o-toluidine and its strong acid salts Cancer (10/24/1997)

State's Qualified Experts

p-Chloro-o-toluidine, strong acid salts of Cancer (05/15/1998)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

4-Chloro-o-phenylenediamine Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

p-Chloro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene (para-Chlorobenzo trifluoride, PCBTF) Cancer (06/28/2019)

Authoritative Bodies

p-Chloroaniline Cancer (10/01/1994)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

p-Chloroaniline Hydrochloride Cancer (05/15/1998)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

Chloroethane (Ethyl Chloride) Cancer (07/01/1990)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (Methyl-CCNU) Cancer (10/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) (Lomustine) Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1990)

Formally Required

Chloroform Cancer (10/01/1987)

State's Qualified Experts

Developmental Toxicity (08/07/2009)

State's Qualified Experts

Chloromethyl Methyl Ether (Technical Grade) Cancer (02/27/1987)

Labor Code

2-Chloronitrobenzene Cancer (09/13/2019)

Labor Code

Chloroprene Cancer (06/02/2000)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer, Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

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