Use and Care Manual

Questions & Answers about Proposition 65
• What is Proposition 65?
Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about
significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other
reproductive harm. These chemicals can be in the products that Californians
purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the
environment. By requiring that this information be provided, Proposition 65
enables Californians to make informed decisions about their exposures to these
chemicals.
Proposition 65 also prohibits California businesses from knowingly discharging
significant amounts of listed chemicals into sources of drinking water.
Proposition 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list, which must be
updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 900
chemicals since it was first published in 1987.
• What types of chemicals are on the Proposition 65 list?
The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals
that include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products,
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