California Proposition 65 list of chemicals
Appearance
The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020.[1] As a result of lawsuits, the list also contains substances known only to cause cancer in animals.[2]
This list is not exhaustive, as the complete list contains over 900 chemicals.[2]
Chemicals currently listed under California Proposition 65
[edit]Annotation
[edit]- ^ When in daily dosages in excess of 10,000 IU, or 3,000 retinol equivalents. (NOTE: Retinol/retinyl esters arerequired and essential for maintenance of normal reproductive function. The recommended daily level during pregnancy is 8,000 IU.)
Chemicals that were formerly listed under California Proposition 65
[edit]Substance | CAS Registry Number † | Date removed |
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Bisphenol A (BPA) | 80-05-7 | April 11, 2013 |
Allyl chloride | 107-05-1 | October 29, 1999 |
Phenyl glycidyl ether | 122-60-1 | April 4, 2014 |
α-Methyl styrene | 98-83-9 | April 4, 2014 |
tert-Amyl methyl ether | 994-05-8 | December 13, 2013 |
n-Butyl glycidyl ether | 2426-08-6 | April 4, 2014 |
Chloramphenicol | 56-75-7 | January 4, 2013 |
Chlorodibromomethane | 124-48-1 | October 29, 1999 |
Chlorsulfuron | 64902-72-3 | June 6, 2014 |
Cyclohexanol | 108-93-0 | January 25, 2002 |
Diaminotoluene (mixed) | – | November 20, 2015 |
Dienestrol | 84-17-3 | January 4, 2013 |
Diglycidyl ether | 2238-07-5 | April 4, 2014 |
2,4-DP (dichloroprop) | 120-36-5 | January 25, 2002 |
Ethyl-tert-butyl ether | 637-92-3 | December 13, 2013 |
2-Ethylhexanoic acid | 149-57-5 | December 13, 2013 |
Isosafrole | 120-58-1 | December 8, 2006 |
Methyl isopropyl ketone | 563-80-4 | April 4, 2014 |
5-Nitro-o-anisidine | 99-59-2 | December 8, 2006 |
p,p'-Oxybis(benzenesulfonyl hydrazide) | 80-51-3 | December 13, 2013 |
Saccharin | 81-07-2 | April 6, 2001 |
Saccharin, sodium | 128-44-9 | January 17, 2003 |
para-Toluidine | 106-49-0 | October 29, 1999 |
1,3,5-Triglycidyl-s-triazinetrione | 2451-62-9 | December 13, 2013 |
Tris(aziridinyl)-p-benzoquinone (Triaziquone) | 68-76-8 | December 8, 2006 |
Zineb | 12122-67-7 | October 29, 1999 |
† Numerical identifier assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Comments:
- Many substances include its strong acid salts
- Airborne particles of many substances are cancerogenic
- Several chemical commodities were removed in the last years
- Bisphenol A (BPA) was removed from the list on April 19, 2013, and was relisted on May 11, 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ The Proposition 65 List
- ^ a b Mohan, Geoffrey (2020-07-23). "You see the warnings everywhere. But does Prop. 65 really protect you?". Los Angeles Times.
Companies in every sector of the consumer economy now routinely attach warnings for any of the more than 900 chemicals and elements covered by Proposition 65,...