SGS Overview of California Prop 65 Settlement Agreements for Consumer Goods
A look at several California Prop 65 settlement agreements for consumer goods involving BPA, chromium (IV), NDEA and PFOA.
- (1888PressRelease) January 26, 2022 - Businesses operating in California are advised that multiple Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement agreements have been reached for a variety of consumer products.
Passed in November 1986, Prop 65, or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is a unique piece of legislation that requires the state to maintain a list of chemicals (Prop 65 List) known to cause cancer, birth defects and/or reproductive harm. Unless exempted, businesses operating in California must provide a clear and reasonable warning (Prop 65 Warning) before knowingly and intentionally exposing anyone to a substance on the Prop 65 List. Once a substance is included in the list, companies have twelve months to comply with this requirement.
The Prop 65 List now contains around 900 substances, including:
Chromium (VI) compounds cancer and reproductive toxicity
Bisphenol A (BPA) reproductive toxicity
N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) cancer
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) reproductive toxicity
Settlement agreements have been reached for:
Airpod cases: BPA no more than 3 ppm
Gun slings: chromium (VI) warning
Laboratory set glasses/goggles: BPA free
Latex resistance bands: BDEA no more than 10 ppb
Leather hand grips: chromium (VI) warning
Makeup foundations:
o PFOA no more than 0.1 mg/kg for products in solid form
o PFOA no more than 0.1 mg/L for products in liquid form
Stakeholders should be aware that the settlement agreement for makeup foundations also includes the clause that products are required not to contain any ingredient that is known to degrade to detectable PFOA, including but not limited to C9-15 fluoroalcohol phosphate.
All of these agreements allow a Prop 65 Warning as an alternative.
Settlement agreements are only legally binding on named parties, but they do provide an indication of how manufacturers and suppliers should progress when operating in California.
SGS Prop 65 Services
With a global network of laboratories, SGS can offer comprehensive testing, product assessment and consultancy services related to California Proposition 65. SGS can assist your risk management strategy in consumer goods, such as DIYs, electrical and electronics, hardgoods products, juvenile products, and textile & toy products. In the end, its only trusted because its tested. Learn more about SGSs Prop 65 Services. [www.sgs.com/en/consumer-goods-retail/hardgoods/diy-tools-and-hardware/california-proposition-65]
SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full California Proposition 65: Reformulation of Chemicals in Consumer Goods SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2022/01/safeguards-00922-california-proposition-65-reformulation-of-chemicals-in-consumer-goods-2]
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