Enforcement Trends
• Product categories with the most settlements/judgements:
o Food and Dietary Supplements: 56%
o Beauty/Personal Care/Hygiene: 7%
• Metals were the chemicals named in the most settlements and judgements and accounted for 68% of all settlements/judgements. 297 settlements/judgments were for lead, 15 for cadmium, 20 for two or more metals, one for arsenic and one for chromium (hexavalent compounds).
• Phthalates accounted for 16% of settlements/judgements, with 58 settlements/judgements for DEHP, 6 for DINP, 5 for DBP, and 1 for two or more phthalates.
• PFAS Note: There were 14 settlements/judgements for PFOA or more than one PFAS. They were for a range of products, including dietary supplements.
Download Bulletin PDF for summary charts for the top targeted Product Categories and Chemicals.
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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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