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Three new substances added to the California 65 substances list

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2023-02-03

Three new substances added to the California 65 substances list

On January 27, 2023, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added 1-bromo-3-chloropropane, butoxymethyloxirane and 2-methyl-2-acrylate oxiranyl methyl ester to the list of hazardous substances in California Proposition 65. The above three substances were added because of carcinogenicity. After the substance is listed, the warning must be completed before January 27, 2024 if it is required to provide warning according to the bill. There are nearly 1000 substances in California's list of 65 hazardous substances, which are updated at least once a year. This is the first update in 2023.

California 65 (Proposition 65 for short), Chinese name: California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Substances Enforcement Act of 1986, which came into force in November 1986. When products are launched in the California market, enterprises need to comply with California 65. At present, the list of hazardous substances in California 65 has included nearly one thousand substances and is increasing. California 65 requires that products with hazardous substances reaching the exposure level required to trigger the warning should be labeled with warning labels, otherwise it will face litigation and will result in a fine of not more than 2500 dollars per day for each violation.

Add 3 substances：

Substance	CAS No	Main purpose
1-bromo-3-chloropropane Toxicological characteristics: carcinogenicity	109-70-6	Industrial intermediates used in the production of other chemicals.
1-butyl glycidyl ether Toxicological characteristics: carcinogenicity	2426-08-6	It is used to produce adhesives and sealants, coating products and fillers, putty, gypsum, molding clay, etc. Industrial intermediates used in the production of other chemicals.
glycidyl methacrylate Toxicological characteristics: carcinogenicity	106-91-2	For the production of polymer and coating products; As a processing aid, it is used in the manufacture of thermoplastics; Industrial intermediates used in the production of other chemicals.