DEHP Prop 65 listing
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment lists di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate as chemical known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity Oct. 24, agency announces. Listing based on "formal" identification by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and FDA that chemical causes developmental and male reproductive toxicity. OEHHA analyses of dose response data to establish a maximum allowable dose level for DEHP under Prop 65 will be designated a priority in future status report for safe harbor levels, agency reports. OEHHA announced intent to list DEHP in April in the California Regulatory Notice Register (1"The Rose Sheet" April 28, 2003, In Brief)...
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