This final statement of reasons sets forth the reasons for the final language adopted by the Agency for the regulations in Article 5, and responds to the objections and recommendations submitted regarding those regulations as originally proposed and modified.
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.
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About Proposition 65
The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
The Proposition 65 List
The current Proposition 65 list is dated December 29, 2023
Meetings, Hearings and Workshops
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Notices
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Laws and Regulations
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Warnings
Visit this website to learn about warnings for exposures to chemicals on the Proposition 65 List
How chemicals are added to the Proposition 65 list
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Safe Use Determinations
A Safe Use Determination (SUD) is a written statement issued by OEHHA, which interprets and applies Proposition 65 and its implementing regulations to a specific set of facts in response to a request by a business or a trade group
Interpretive Guidelines for Proposition 65
An Interpretive Guideline interprets Proposition 65 and its implementing regulations, as applied to specific facts
Information Letters
Letters about Proposition 65's application from OEHHA to interested parties.
Warning Regulations
Clear and reasonable warnings
Searchable Proposition 65 Chemical Database
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Safe harbor levels
Proposition 65 No Significant Risk Levels (NSRLs) and Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs)
Reports, Notices, Documents
The purpose of these regulations is to provide some "safe harbor" levels and methodologies, and criteria for exposure assessment, which will assist persons in making certain that their discharges, releases or exposures pose no significant risk or would have no observable effect within the meaning of the Act. Article 7, commencing at section 12701, addresses the determination of whether exposures to carcinogens listed under the Act pose no significant risk within the meaning of the Act. Article 8, commencing at section 12801, addresses the determination of whether exposure to listed reproductive toxins would produce no observable effect within the meaning of the Act.
This final statement of reasons sets forth the reasons for the final language adopted by the Agency for section 12201 (a) and (b) , and responds to the objections and recommendations submitted regarding those provisions. Under the amended definition of "in the course of doing business", the term would include any business activity without regard to whether it is conducted for profit.
This revised final statement of reasons sets forth the reasons for the final language adopted by the Agency for section 12601, and responds to the objections and recommendations submitted regarding that section as originally proposed and modified.
This final statement of reasons sets forth the reasons for the final language adopted by the Agency for section 12401, and responds to the objections and recommendations submitted regarding the December 3 proposal and the subsequent proposed modifications.