A couple of questions

What is a CA Prop 65 item?

Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals can be in the products that Californians purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment.

What items have Prop 65 warnings?

Products

  • Alcoholic Beverages.
  • Cannabis and THC Products.
  • Diesel Engine Exhaust.
  • Food.
  • Furniture Products.
  • Passenger and Off-Highway Motor Vehicles.
  • Petroleum Products.
  • Recreational Vessels.

Does my product need a Prop 65 warning?

Commonly known as a 'Prop 65 warning', it must be applied to any product containing a listed chemical, unless the level of exposure is below the regulatory safe harbor level. … If it is not listed, or the level is below the safe harbor level, no 'Prop 65 warning' is required.

What does no Prop 65 mean?

Proposition 65 requires the State to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. … Proposition 65 also prohibits California businesses from knowingly discharging significant amounts of listed chemicals into sources of drinking water.

Should I buy Prop 65 warning furniture?

A furniture product with a Proposition 65 warning suggests the product can expose you to levels of a listed chemical or chemicals that pose greater health risks than furniture that causes exposures to lower levels of listed chemicals. … Phthalates are a family of chemicals added to many plastics to make them flexible.

Is it safe to buy food with Prop 65 warning?

The Proposition 65-listed chemicals commonly found in such foods are: … A warning for acrylamide on a food product suggests that regular consumption of the food over time can pose a greater cancer risk than consumption of foods with lower acrylamide levels.

Is it safe to eat food with p65 warning?

WARNING: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.

Who should comply with Prop 65?

Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals can be in the products that Californians purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment.