California Proposition 65 | Enforcement Trends

This Bureau Veritas report provides a  summary of the California Proposition 65 60-Day Notices in Q3 2021. This report includes the enforcement trends and the most targeted products and chemicals. 

Enforcement Trends:• The highest amount of notices by product category was for food and herbal supplements, which accounted for 41% of all 60 Day Notices. Of those notices: 179 were for lead, 89 for acrylamide, 14 for arsenic, 13 for cadmium, 3 for furan, 2 for mercury, 1 for carbaryl, and 45 for two or more chemicals.   • Bags, cases, etc. accounted for 19% of all notices this quarter.  Of those, the majority were for one or more phthalates, however, 9 were for Bisphenol A (BPA), and 2 were for lead.  • A new category for BPA Notices issued this quarter was Bisphenol A (BPA) in socks.   See BV Bulletin 21B-100 for details.  • 41% of notices were for phthalates: 244 were for DEHP, 45 for DINP, 24 for DIDP, 13 for DBP and 14 for two or more phthalates.  The notices covered a wide range of products.• 36% of notices were for metals: 224 for lead, 13 for cadmium, 8 for arsenic, 2 for mercury and 50 for two or more metals 

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