Enforcement Trends
- Product categories with the most settlements/judgments:
- Food and dietary supplements: 26%
- Bags/kits/cases/totes/backpacks/pouches: 15%
- Metals were the chemicals named in the most settlements and judgements, and accounted for 43% of settlements/judgements 105 for lead, 2 for cadmium, 2 for arsenic and 13 for two or more metals.
- Phthalates accounted for 38% of settlements/judgements, with 86 settlements/judgements were for DEHP, 11 for DINP, 5 for DIDP, 2 for DBP, and 1 for two or more phthalates.
- Additional note: there were 2 settlements for PFOA: both for paper straws.
Download Bulletin PDF file for summary charts for the top targeted Product Categories and Chemicals.
Recent CA Prop 65 Regulatory Updates
- CA Prop 65 Settlements (June 2023)
- CA Proposition 65: Exposures to Acrylamide in Cooked or Heat Processed Foods (January 2023)
- CA Proposition 65 Warning for Acrylamide in Food (January 2023)
How Does this Impact You? Contact Us to Discuss
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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