Enforcement Trends
- Product categories with the most settlements/judgments:
- Food and dietary supplements: 34%
- Kitchen Accessories & Crockery: 14%
- Metals were the chemicals named in the most settlements and judgements and accounted for 61% of settlements/judgements. 158 settlements/judgments were for lead, 21 for two or more metals, 16 for cadmium, 2 for mercury and 2 for arsenic.
- Phthalates accounted for 17% of settlements/judgements, with 40 settlements/judgements for DEHP, 7 for DBP, 5 for DINP and 4 for two or more phthalates.
- PFAS Note: There were 6 settlements/judgements for PFOA. They were for dietary supplements, pet beds, umbrellas, jackets, pillows and paper straws.
Download Bulletin PDF for summary charts for the top targeted Product Categories and Chemicals.
Recent CA Prop 65 Regulatory Updates
- California Proposition 65 Settlements (March 2025)
- OEHHA Amends California Proposition 65: Short-form Warnings Revised and Additional Warnings Added (December 2024)
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By monitoring Proposition 65 actions and settlements, Bureau Veritas help retailers and manufacturers take a proactive and comprehensive approach to compliance. We assist our clients in determining if listed Prop 65 chemicals are present in their products, identifying exposure routes and assessing the risk levels in items. We then help our clients to build in the appropriate requirements into their testing and quality assurance program an ongoing basis.
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