Chemical Exposure Warnings (Proposition 65 Warnings) What does a warning mean? Proposition 65 warnings advise of exposures to chemicals that may contribute to an individual's overall lifetime risk of cancer or risk of birth defects or other reproductive harm.

The Complete Proposition 65 Chemical List (Downloadable PDF and XLSX) ...

The fact sheets below provide information for certain chemicals, products, and places that are commonly the subject of Proposition 65 warnings.

Proposition 65 requires the State of California to maintain and update a list of chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Businesses that expose individuals to listed chemicals through their products or operations generally must provide warnings. This website, operated by California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment …

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Certain foods and beverages contain chemicals that are on the Proposition 65 list because they can cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm.; Proposition 65 requires businesses to determine if they must provide a warning about exposure to listed chemicals.

This website provides information about Proposition 65 warnings for exposure to listed chemicals from consumer products, and in places like parking garages. It also includes scientific and other information about these chemicals.

If you have specific questions on the administration or implementation of Proposition 65, you can contact OEHHA's Proposition 65 program at [email protected], or by phone at (916) 445-6900. For enforcement information, contact the California Attorney General's Office at (510) 622-2160, or visit https://oag.ca.gov/prop65 .

OEHHA maintains the Proposition 65 list of chemicals through a variety of mechanisms, including gathering and analyzing scientific data for a panel of state-appointed scientific experts who meet to determine if and why specific chemicals should be placed on the Proposition 65 list.. OEHHA provides guidance to businesses and consumers. For example, OEHHA develops regulations …

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment established this website to provide the public with information on chemicals, products and places often associated with Proposition 65 warnings. These warnings inform Californians about their exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.