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USA: California lists three new substances under Proposition 65

January 2018- Relevant for: Electrical & electronics, Hardlines, Softlines, Toys and children's products

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) recently published the notices to list three new chemicals under the Safe Drinking Water Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as “Proposition 65”, as known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.

The three new chemicals are summarised in the following.

Chemical

CAS No.

Toxicity

Listing date

Warning effective date

Chlorpyrifos

2921-88-2

Reproductive toxicity

15 December 20171

One year after the listing

n-Hexane

110-54-3

Reproductive toxicity

Vinylidene chloride
(1,1-Dichloroethylene)

75-35-4

Cancer

29 December 20172

Chlorpyrifos3 is organophosphate pesticide and n-Hexane4 is a widely used industrial solvent present in varnishes, cements, glues, and inks. For Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)5, it is generally used as comonomer in the polymerization of vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile, acrylates and production of adhesives, fibers, refrigerants, food packaging and coating resins.

Businesses with 10 or more employees are required to provide a clear and reasonable warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing Californians to listed chemicals. The new warning regulations6 will become operative from 30 August 2018. In the interim, businesses may use either the existing warnings or the new ones.

[1] OEHHA lists Chlorpyrifos, n-Hexane under Proposition 65
[2] OEHHA lists Vinylidene chloride(1,1-Dichloroethylene) under Proposition 65
[3] Chemical reference of Chlorpyrifos
[4] Consideration of n-Hexane for Listing under Proposition 65 as Known to Cause Reproductive Toxicity 
[5] Chemical reference of Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene)
[6] E-ssentials of Proposition 65 new warning requirements

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