OEHHA Eyes Prop 65 Amendments For Reprotoxic Chemicals, Including Lead
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a pre-regulatory draft rule that would amend Prop 65 regulations with a 60% lower maximum allowable dose level for lead in personal-care products sold in the state without exposure warnings. Further, OEHHA's proposal would clarify that MADLs for all listed chemicals are single-day limits, another change that could trigger a wave of new warnings and lawsuits, industry stakeholders say.
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