The proposed change would establish a Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) for exposure to metham sodium of 290 micrograms per day.
Proposition 65
Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects the state's drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to inform Californians about exposures to such chemicals.
Proposition 65 requires the state to maintain and update a list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.
Questions?
Questions about Proposition 65? Check our Frequently asked Questions page or contact the Proposition 65 office: (916) 445-6900 or email P65.Questions@oehha.ca.gov.
Reports, Notices, Documents
Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding specific regulatory levels posing no significant risk: bromodichloroacetic acid.
Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding specific regulatory levels posing no significant risk: bromochloroacetic acid.
Vinylidene Chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene) Listed Effective December 29, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer via the Labor Code (LC) mechanism.
Both chemicals were considered by the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) in its official capacity as the “state’s qualified experts” at a public meeting held on November 29, 2017.
Chlorpyrifos and n-Hexane will be added to the Proposition 65 list.
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
The committee considered coumarin for listing as known to the state to cause cancer.
The amendments were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on November 20, 2017 and will become operative on August 30, 2018
Amendments were approved and will become operative on August 30, 2018.