Tag: Prop. 65
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OEHHA Proposes Maximum Allowable Dose Level for Sulfur Dioxide in Dried Fruits
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is seeking public comments on its proposal to establish a Proposition 65 maximum allowable dose level for sulfur dioxide of 220 micrograms per day. Comments should be submitted by August 20, 2012. Requests for a public hearing must be made no later than August 6. Sulfur…
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OEHHA Issues Prop. 65 Guidance on Chlorothalonil in Tomatoes
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued interpretive guidance on chlorothalonil in tomato products, concluding that the average consumer does not eat enough fresh tomatoes or tomato products to exceed the No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for the pesticide. According to OEHHA, a NSRL for chlorothalonil of 41 micrograms (µg) per…
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Cal/EPA Extends Comment Deadline for Methanol Max. Dose Level Under Prop. 65
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has extended the comment deadline on its proposal to establish a maximum allowable dose level for methanol, a substance the forms naturally in fruits and vegetables when they are prepared for consumption by methods including slicing, chopping, pureeing, and juicing. At the request of the Technology…
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Grocers Sued Under Prop. 65 for Purportedly Selling Lead-Tainted Honey
The Center for Environmental Health has reportedly sued several grocery chains in California alleging that independent testing has shown that the honey they were selling contains high levels of lead in violation of Proposition 65 (Prop. 65). Some of the honey purchased and tested allegedly contained lead levels more than double the legal limit. According…
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OEHHA Adds Methanol to Prop. 65 List for Reproductive Toxicity
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added methanol to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity (Prop. 65). The listing, which is effective as of March 16, 2012, is based on the National Toxicology Program’s identification of the chemical as a reproductive toxicant. Because the chemical…
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Comment Period on Potential Prop. 65 Chemicals Extended Again
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has extended until April 6, 2012, the public comment period for several chemicals, including benzophenone, a substance used in plastic packaging as a UV blocker, that the agency is considering adding to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer (Prop. 65) under…
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Industry Interests Appeal Court’s Dismissal of Challenge to 4-MEI Prop. 65 Listing
According to a news source, the industry interests that lost their challenge to the listing of 4-MEI as a chemical known to California to cause cancer have filed an appeal in the Third District Court of Appeals. Cal. League of Food Processors v. OEHHA, No. C070406 (Cal. Ct. App., 3rd Dist., appeal filed February 10, 2012).…
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OEHHA Extends Comment Period on Potential Prop. 65 Chemicals
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has extended the comment period for several chemicals, including benzophenone, a chemical used in plastic packaging as a UV blocker, that the agency is considering adding to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer (Prop. 65) under the Labor Code mechanism. Public…