Tag: Prop. 65
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OEHHA Reproductive Toxicant Committee to Discuss Bisphenol A for Prop. 65 Listing
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced a July 15, 2009, meeting of its Science Advisory Board’s Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee. The committee, which will be discussing whether bisphenol A (BPA) “has been clearly shown, through scientifically valid testing according to generally accepted principles, to cause reproductive toxicity,” is…
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EWW Presses Prop. 65 Acrylamide Claims Again
Environmental World Watch, Inc. (EWW) has reportedly filed litigation under California’s Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) against a number of companies that make snack foods. According to the attorneys who litigate as this advocacy organization, the companies fail to warn consumers that their products contain acrylamide, a chemical formed when certain foods such as breads, french…
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OEHHA Reviews Industry Submission on Draft Prop. 65 Food Warning Regulations
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which is responsible for implementing the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65), is reportedly reviewing a joint industry proposal submitted in April 2009 with detailed recommendations for a comprehensive food warning system. OEHHA has been conducting meetings with stakeholders to develop…
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California Posts Bisphenol A Assessment Online in Prop. 65 Proceeding
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has published hazard identification materials for bisphenol A in advance of a July 15, 2009, meeting at which the agency will consider whether to list the substance under Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) as a chemical known to the state to cause reproductive harm. Written comments are…
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Chemicals in Food Working Group Considers Industry Proposal for Prop. 65 Warnings
A working group of California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) met on April 23, 2009, to consider how warnings under Proposition 65 could be provided to consumers of food products containing chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive harm. Participants discussed a draft proposal submitted by the California Grocers…
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Prop. 65 Public Comment Period Extended for Chemical Found in Cooked Wines and Sauces
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has extended the deadline for public comment on its notice of intent to list 4- methylimidazole (4-MEI) as a chemical known to the state to cause cancer under Proposition 65 (Prop. 65). The new deadline is May 29, 2009. According to a news source, the proposed intent…
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Mercury Warnings on Tuna Under Prop. 65 Not Required
A California appeals court has determined that canned tuna sold in the state does not need a mercury warning label under Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) for reproductive toxicity because the mercury is naturally occurring and thus falls within a Prop. 65 exemption. People ex rel. Brown v. Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC, No. A116792 (Cal. Ct. App.,…
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California Proposes Listing Aspartame as Prop. 65 Carcinogen
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has published a notice seeking public comment on its latest proposal to add candidate chemicals to the state’s Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) list of chemicals known to the state to pose a cancer or reproductive health risk. Aspartame is among the 38 chemicals OEHHA is considering…