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 |
|---|---|
| Carbon Disulfide |
Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1989)
State's Qualified Experts Female Reproductive Toxicity (07/01/1989)State's Qualified Experts Male Reproductive Toxicity (07/01/1989)State's Qualified Experts |
| Carbon Monoxide |
Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1989)
State's Qualified Experts |
| Carbon Tetrachloride |
Cancer (10/01/1987)
State's Qualified Experts |
| Carbon-Black Extracts |
Cancer (01/01/1990)
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| Carboplatin |
Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1990)
Formally Required |
| N-Carboxymethyl-N-Nitrosourea |
Cancer (01/25/2002)
State's Qualified Experts |
| Catechol |
Cancer (07/15/2003)
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| Ceramic fibers (airborne particles of respirable size) |
Cancer (07/01/1990)
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| Certain combined chemotherapy for lymphomas |
Cancer (02/27/1987)
Labor Code |
| Chenodiol |
Developmental Toxicity (04/01/1990)
Formally Required |
| Chloral |
Cancer (09/13/2013)
Labor Code |
| Chloral Hydrate |
Cancer (09/13/2013)
Labor Code |
| Chlorambucil |
Cancer (02/27/1987)
Labor Code Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1989)State's Qualified Experts |
| Chloramphenicol Sodium Succinate |
Cancer (09/27/2013)
Formally Required |
| Chlorcyclizine Hydrochloride |
Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1987)
Formally Required |
| Chlordane |
Cancer (07/01/1988)
State's Qualified Experts |
| Chlordecone (Kepone) |
Cancer (01/01/1988)
State's Qualified Experts Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1989)State's Qualified Experts |
| Chlordiazepoxide |
Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1992)
Formally Required |
| Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride |
Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1992)
Formally Required |
| Chlordimeform |
Cancer (01/01/1989)
State's Qualified Experts |