Chemical List

OEHHA Gets Ready to List Vinylidene Chloride as Known to Cause Cancer
October 18, 2017
California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has given notice of its intent to list vinylidene chloride as a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65. It's also proposing to adopt a No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for vinylidene chloride of .88 micrograms a day. Written comments concerning this proposed...
Prop 65 / Environment
Chemical List, OEHHA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65
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Calif. Lists Cyanide Chemicals as Known to Cause Reproductive Harm
July 9, 2013
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has officially designated hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and cyanide salts (CN salts) as chemicals known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm, effective July 5, 2013.  Beginning July 5, 2014, Companies selling or distributing products that contain HCN or CN salts in the State of...
Prop 65 / Environment
Chemical List, cyanide salts, hydrogen cyanide, OEHHA, Proposition 65
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California Designates Clomiphene Citrate as a Chemical Known to Cause Cancer
May 24, 2013
Effective May 24, 2013, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has designated clomiphene citrate a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer.  Companies offering products for sale in California that expose consumers to clomiphene citrate will first have to provide health hazard warnings.  Businesses have one year...
Prop 65 / Environment
Cancer, Chemical List, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65
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American Chemistry Council Sues to Stop OEHHA from Adding BPA to Prop 65 LIst
March 1, 2013
The L.A. Times reports that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed suit to halt the addition of Bisphenol-A (BPA) to the Prop 65 chemical list.  ACC filed suit in Sacramento against the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)--the state agency responsible for implementing Proposition 65 and...
Prop 65 / Environment
Bisphenol A, BPA, Chemical List, Developmental Toxicity, Food Cans, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Plastic, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Reusable Water Bottles
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California Designates Coal Fuel Emissions as Known Carcinogen
July 29, 2013
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added emissions from the combustion of coal to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, effective August 7, 2013. This designation is based on formal identification by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is an authoritative body under OEHHA...
Prop 65 / Environment
Center for Environmental Health, Chemical List, Coal, OEHHA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Proposition 65
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