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California 65 Test

California Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Substances Mandate Ordinance)It was promulgated and implemented in November 1986. To protect California citizens and California’s drinking water resources from known carcinogenic, defective, or otherwise toxic to reproductive substances; Inform California citizens about the hazards of exposure to items they purchase, chemicals in their homes or workplaces, or chemicals released into the environment. The proposal requires the government to publish chemicals known to California that can cause carcinogenic or reproductive toxicity at least once a year. More than 800 chemicals have been announced.

The proposal addresses the following products:

Jewelry, toys, electrical installations, glass and ceramic materials, clothing, accessories, medicines, pesticides, dyes, cosmetics, gifts, manufacturing or construction supplies, by-products of chemical processes such as automobile exhaust, smoke, natural gas combustion, etc., cover almost all products, and list the exposure scenarios of dangerous goods.

California 65 test

The proposal Core requirements:

1. The discharge of the proposed hazardous substances into the quoted water is not permitted.

2. Provide clear and reasonable warnings (must be warned for listed substances unless the exposure level is very low and does not pose a risk).

Warning labels can be affixed to products, placed in workplaces, retail stores, or distributed notices, printed in newspapers and periodicals, and are generally recommended to be affixed to products. The main content of the label is to describe the product as lead.

California Regulation 65 Requirements for Toy Products:

In August 2008, the U.S. state of California reached a settlement ruling on the exposure of lead and phthalates to users who use or operate toys or other children’s products. The ruling states that manufacturers must not contain lead and phthalates in certain products sold in California.

“Phthalate-free” means that the content of each of the specific products does not exceed 0.1% (1,000 ppm) of the phthalate DEHP (di(2-ethyl)hexyl phthalate), BBP (butylbenzyl phthalate), DBP (dibutyl phthalate), DIDP (diisoisoyl phthalate), and DnHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate). “Lead-free” means that in a particular product:

(i) PVC parts contain less than 0.02% (200ppm) lead; and

(ii) Accessible non-PVC parts with less than 0.06% (600ppm) lead.

“Specific products” include:

(i) “toys” designed for or reasonably used by children under 6 years of age; and

(ii) “child care products” designed for children under 3 years of age or, where reasonably used, to promote sleep, relaxation, grooming, hygiene, feeding, or assisting children under 3 years of age with sucking or grinding teeth.

Note: Compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) does not imply compliance with California Proposition 65. Proposition 65’s requirements for phthalates include DnHP, which is not mentioned in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. In addition, according to Proposition 65, PVC parts must not contain more than 0.02% (200 ppm) of lead, while the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which will take effect on February 10, 2009, requires a limit of 0.06% (600 ppm) for substrates.