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    California adds PFOS to list of known carcinogenic chemicals

    • Last Update: 2023-03-05
    • Source: Internet
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    In February 2022, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOA) to the list of chemicals known to cause cancer
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    Businesses must provide "clear and reasonable warnings" by February 25, 2023
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    California Proposition 65 is the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, passed by an overwhelming majority of California residents in November 1986
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    The bill requires the state to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects and/or reproductive harm
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    First published in 1987, the list has grown to include more than 900 chemicals
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    PFOA is a perfluorinated and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) with a wide range of applications in the manufacture of consumer products, as well as in the production of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers
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    Previously, OEHHA has listed PFOA as a chemical that can cause reproductive toxicity
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