California Proposal No. 65 Proposal No. 65, the "California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Substances Enforcement Act," was voted by California residents in November 1986 and passed unanimously by an overwhelming number of votes. The proposal is implemented by the Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Agency (OEHHA) under the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA).

The proposal stipulates that individuals engaged in trading with 10 or more employees (unless otherwise exempted) must post clear and reasonable warnings on products containing chemicals that have been known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity Labels to avoid contact with the human body and must not discharge these chemicals into drinking water. Consumer product warnings can be placed directly on the product label, or placed in a conspicuous place near the product in the store. Proposition 65 lists approximately 800 chemicals that have been identified by California authorities as carcinogenic or toxic for reproduction. The list of such chemical substances includes a large number of naturally occurring and synthetic chemical substances, including additives or ingredients used in pesticides, ordinary household products, foods, drugs, dyes or solvents. They can be used in manufacturing and construction, as well as by-products of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust. The listed chemical substances include tobacco smoke, metals (such as lead, cadmium and nickel) and organic chemicals (such as phthalates: BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIDP, DnHP, etc., and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: benzo Pyrene etc.).

Product control scope: jewelry, toys, electrical devices, glass ceramic materials, clothing, accessories, medicines, pesticides, dyes, cosmetics, gifts, manufacturing or construction supplies, by-products of chemical processes such as automobile exhaust, tobacco smoke, natural gas combustion, etc., almost All products are covered, and the exposure scenarios of dangerous goods are listed.

Bill Number: The California Proposition 65

The core requirements of the proposal:

1. Dangerous substances listed in the proposal are not allowed to be discharged into the water.

2. Provide clear and reasonable warnings (for the listed substances, warnings must be provided, unless the exposure content is extremely low and will not cause risks). Warning labels can be affixed to products, placed in workplaces, retail stores, or distributed notices, printed in newspapers and periodicals, generally recommended to be affixed to products

Test items: total lead, total cadmium and o-benzene 5P (DBP, BBP, DEHP, DIDP, DNHP)

Test limit:

1. The standard adopts the EPA standard

2. The lead content limit of general parts does not exceed 100ppm (0.01%)