The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added diisononyl phthalate (DINP) to California’s Proposition 65 list as “known to the State to cause cancer” in December 2013. Although this listing goes against the weight of scientific evidence which has found that the thoroughly studied plasticizer does not pose any risk to human health... Read more »
Many in the chemical industry are aware of and familiar with California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) as many of the things that we deal with every day are on the list. California’s Prop 65 Warning is the law that requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, and... Read more »
Since the beginning of this year, the state of California has listed Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) on its Prop 65 list which requires additional labels on products found to expose users to amounts above the established No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 146 micrograms per day of DINP when sold in the state of California. At... Read more »
Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is a building block chemical used primarily in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. The chemical raised health concerns due to the possibility of the chemical leaching from plastic or epoxy lined food containers. The state of California ended a six-year long battle over listing BPA as a toxic chemical... Read more »
On February 8th, 2016 the state of California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the amendment to adopt the proposed No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 146 micrograms per day for DINP. This regulation will go into effect on April 1, 2016. While Prop 65 does not prohibit the use of DINP in the state of... Read more »
