California Proposition 65 Statement

WARNING:  This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information go to p65warnings.ca.gov

 

California Proposition 65 Statement

 


Proposition 65 is a California law that has been in effect since 1986 to promote clean drinking water and to require businesses to provide a clear and reasonable warning before exposing individuals to consumer products containing chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.  Proposition 65's formal title is "the safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act of 1986." It is administered by the CAL/EPA's office of environmental health hazard assessment (OEHHA).

 

The law requires that no person in the course of doing business shall knowingly and intentionally expose an individual to a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without first giving a clear and reasonable warning.  An official list of these substances is published and periodically updated by OEHHA.  The list can be accessed at: 

 

https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list.

 


Due to the presence of lead in certain aluminum, copper, and steel alloys, Advancement International Ltd provides product labels on the affected items that include the following warning:

 

WARNING:  This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information go to p65warnings.ca.gov 

 

For the full Act: Chapter 1. Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

 

Under this act, internet sales must provide warning prior to purchase:

 

"For internet purchases, a warning that complies with the content requirements of Section 25603(a) must also be provided by including either the warning or a clearly marked hyperlink using the word “WARNING” on the product display page, or by otherwise prominently displaying the warning to the purchaser prior to completing the purchase. If warning is provided using the short-form warning label content pursuant to Section 25602(a)(4), the warning provided on the website may use the same content. For purposes of this subarticle, a warning is not prominently displayed if the purchaser must search for it in the general content of the website. "

 

As stated by 27 CCR § 25602 subsection (b)