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California Proposition 65 Settlements

Apr. 12 2022

The following is a summary of California Proposition 65 settlements recently finalized that involve food products (spices, formula product/baby food), cosmetic products (makeup foundation and concealer), consumer products (charcoal grills/hibachis, brass valves/brass components, leather hand grip/leather gun sling, Airpod cases, lab set glasses/goggles, latex resistance band), and swim goggles packaging. 

Spices
Requirement
• No more than 200 ppb lead content in ground cinnamon/ ground cumin/ ground sumac
• No more than 75 ppb lead content in ground shrimp
• No more than 20 ppb Arsenic content in ground cinnamon/ ground shrimp/ ground sumac
• No more than 120 ppb Cadmium content in ground shrimp
• Or utilize a warning statement 

Charcoal grills/hibachis
Requirement
• Warning statement for carbon monoxide 

Brass valves/brass components
Requirement
• Warning statement for lead content 

Leather hand grip/leather gun sling
Requirement
• Warning statement for Chromium VI 

Airpod cases
Requirement
• No more than 0.0003% (3 ppm) BPA
• Or utilize a warning statement 

Lab set glasses/goggles
Requirement
• Not contain any detectable level of BPA (Reporting limit: 0.1 ppm)
• Or utilize a warning statement 

Latex resistance band
Requirement
• No more than 10 ppb N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)
• Warning label cannot be used as an alternative to meet the requirement 

Makeup foundation and concealer
Requirement
• Not contain any intentionally added
a. PFOA 
b. Fluorinated ingredient that causes PFOA to be in covered product, including but not limited to C9-C15 fluoroalcohol phosphate
• Warning label cannot be used as an alternative to meet the requirement 

Formula product for infant/toddler
Requirement
• No more than 7 ppb lead content in soy based formulas
• No more than 5 ppb lead content for all other formula product (in powder form)
• Or utilize a warning statement 

Baby food pouches/ jars and popped veggie snacks
Requirement
• No more than 20ppb Acrylamide
• Or utilize a warning statement 

Swim goggles packaging
Requirement
• No more than 0.1% (1000 ppm) for each DEHP
• Or utilize a warning statement 

How Does this Impact You? 
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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