on october 27, 2023, the office of environmental health hazard assessment (oehha) issued a notice proposing amendments to the california proposition 65 short-form warnings requirement. oehha is conducting a public comment period on the proposed revisions until december 20, 2023.
the following are the revisions proposed in the latest notice:
1）add a requirement that warning labels issued should identify specific chemical substances;
2）change " www.p65warnings.ca.gov " to " see www.p65warnings.ca.gov ";
3）clarify existing safe harbor warning requirements for products sold on the internet and in catalogs;
4）add signal word options for food warnings, clarify that short-form warnings may be used to provide safe harbor warnings for food products;
5）provide new tailored safe harbor warnings for passenger or off-highway motor vehicle parts and recreational marine vessel parts.
under the proposed changes, short warning labels for consumer products can be found below:
ctt reminder:
the requirements for short-form warnings under california prop 65 are becoming stricter. relevant companies should pay attention to the proposed content and take a testing to identify high-risk chemicals in the supply chain and products. if needed, the short-form warning labels should be prepared to update. ctt will continue to monitor the updates of california prop 65 and provide professional consulting and testing services for enterprises.
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