Comment Period - Request for Information on Chemicals to be Considered by the Carcinogen Identification Committee
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
Meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee to consider listing inorganic arsenic and cadmium.
Notice of meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant (DART) Identification Committee and draft agenda. Chemicals to be reviewed include inorganic arsenic and cadmium.
This final statement of reasons sets forth the reasons for the repeal of Section 12713 (Exposure to Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices) and the amendment to Section 12701 (General), and responds to the objections and recommendations submitted regarding these actions.
The purpose of this regulation is to provide "safe harbor" no significant risk levels for dichloromethane (methylene chloride), trichloroethylene, and vinyl chloride.
The purpose of this regulation is to provide "safe harbor" no significant risk levels for an additional 140 chemicals, below which the Act does not apply.
This regulation adopts "no significant risk" levels in Section 12705, subsection (b), for the following chemicals: Arsenic, Butylated hydroxyanisole, Cadmium, and Chromium (hexavalent compounds).
This regulation adopts "no significant risk" levels for Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (HCDD) of 0.0002 microgram per day and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) of 0.000005 microgram per day.
This regulation adopts no significant risk levels for Benzyl chloride of 4 micrograms per day and Bromodichloromethane of 5 micrograms per day.
The purpose of this regulation is to provide a "safe harbor" level for toluene of 7,000 mlcrograms per day.