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
Cobalt Metal Powder Cancer (07/01/1992)

Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Cobalt Sulfate Cancer (05/20/2005)

Labor Code

Cobalt Sulfate Heptahydrate Cancer (06/02/2000)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

Cocaine Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

Female Reproductive Toxicity (07/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

Coconut oil diethanolamine condensate (cocamide diethanolamine) Cancer (06/22/2012)

Labor Code

Codeine Phosphate Developmental Toxicity (05/15/1998)

Formally Required

Coke Oven Emissions Cancer (02/27/1987)

Labor Code

Colchicine Developmental Toxicity (10/01/1992)

Formally Required

Male Reproductive Toxicity (10/01/1992)

Formally Required

Conjugated Estrogens Cancer (02/27/1987)

Labor Code

Developmental Toxicity (04/01/1990)

Formally Required

Creosotes Cancer (10/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

p-Cresidine Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Cumene Cancer (04/06/2010)

Authoritative Bodies-National Toxicology Program

Cupferron Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Cyanazine Developmental Toxicity (04/01/1990)

Formally Required

Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and cyanide salts (CN salts) Male Reproductive Toxicity (07/05/2013)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Cycasin Cancer (01/01/1988)

State's Qualified Experts

Cycloate Developmental Toxicity (03/19/1999)

Authoritative Bodies-US Environmental Protection Agency

Cycloheximide Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1989)

Formally Required

Cyclopenta[cd]pyrene Cancer (04/29/2011)

Labor Code

Cyclophosphamide (Anhydrous) Cancer (02/27/1987)

Labor Code

Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1989)

State's Qualified Experts

Female Reproductive Toxicity (01/01/1989)

Formally Required

Male Reproductive Toxicity (01/01/1989)

Formally Required

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