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4 changes to 20 rules start in California in the next 24 months.
- Warning label for Bisphenol S (BPS) and 1 moreBisphenol S (BPS) and N-Methyl-N-FormylhydrazineProposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity (27 CCR 27001)
- Restricts 2 substances and 1 substance listBanned cosmetic ingredients from 2027, Boric acid and 1 moreCalifornia Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and C.U.R.L. Act (Health and Safety Code ch. 14, 108980 et seq.)
- Warning label for Hydrochlorothiazide and 3 moreHydrochlorothiazide, Tacrolimus, Voriconazole and Welding FumesProposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity (27 CCR 27001)
- Warning requirement8 rules starting the same dayProposition 65 clear and reasonable warning regulations (27 CCR Article 6, OEHHA consolidation April 2025)
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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked
Home and kitchen goodsMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20254 areas read · 3 not read yet
- Prop 65 listed chemicals and safe-harbor warnings
- cookware chemical disclosure (HSC 109000-109014)
- PFAS in textile articles (HSC 108970-108971)
- upholstered furniture flame-retardant label (BPC 19094)
- DTSC designated-list triggers for cookware disclosure (list not stored)
- Safer Consumer Products priority products
- California Toxic-Free Cosmetics/Food Packaging rules outside the listed instruments
Cosmetics and personal careMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20253 areas read · 2 not read yet
- Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act and PFAS in cosmetics (HSC 108980 series, from the stored leginfo bulk download)
- Prop 65
- California Safe Cosmetics Program reporting and fragrance allergen disclosure (HSC 111790-111795, including the 2020 Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act)
- CDPH ingredient disclosure beyond the reporting duties
- amendments after the version ClaraDB holds
Packaged food and beveragesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20251 area read · 2 not read yet
The Prop 65 chemical listings are stored for food and apply to it. California food laws and the food-specific warning methods are not covered. Federal US food rules apply through the US entry.
- Prop 65 chemical listings (27 CCR 27001), which apply to food
- Prop 65 warning methods and content for food (27 CCR 25607.1 and 25607.2: the regulation text is stored, no rules are encoded from it); the consumer-product warning methods in 27 CCR 25600-25603 are encoded for home goods only
- California food labelling and safety laws
Consumer electronics and small appliancesMain sourcesfrom 1 Jan 20255 areas read · 5 not read yet
Proposition 65, the connected-device security law (Civil Code 1798.91.04 to 1798.91.06) and the retailer duties of the battery-embedded waste recycling fee (Public Resources Code 42464(c), (f), with the 42463 definitions) are covered; the battery-embedded manufacturer label and retailer notice (Public Resources Code 42466.1, 42466.2) and the Title 20 MAEDbS listing of embedded battery chargers (20 CCR 1606(a), 1608(a)(1)) are stored; other California statute texts for electronics are not.
- Prop 65 generated warnings for electronics
- battery-embedded waste recycling fee: the retailer collects it and states it on the receipt (Public Resources Code 42463, 42464; earbuds, speakers, cameras, wearables, power banks, electric toothbrushes and shavers)
- security of connected devices (Civil Code 1798.91.04-1798.91.06, SB 327)
- battery-embedded product manufacturer label and annual retailer notice (Public Resources Code 42466.1, 42466.2)
- Title 20 MAEDbS listing of federally regulated battery chargers embedded in a product (20 CCR 1606(a), 1608(a)(1))
- Electronic Waste Recycling Act screen fee for video display devices over 4 inches (Public Resources Code 42464(a))
- Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) other than the MAEDbS listing of embedded battery chargers
- DTSC Safer Consumer Products
- SB 244 right to repair duties
- state EPR for batteries
Batteries, e-bikes and power banksNot coveredNo sources read yet
California (US state): ClaraDB stores no laws for this market yet (not stored: California battery laws (Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022, SB 1215; Cal. Health and Safety Code 25215 ff universal waste battery rules; Prop 65 battery-related warnings stored separately); leginfo.legislature.ca.gov returns a Cloudflare challenge (HTTP 403) to automated access).
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No untruthful, deceptive or misleading environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied, including any claim covered by the FTC Green Guides
Must meet the conditions of BPC 17580.5(a): it is unlawful to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied; environmental marketing claims include any claim in the FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR 260). (b)(1): conforming to the Green Guides is a defense, except (b)(2) for chasing-arrows and recyclable claims deemed deceptive under PRC 42355.51(b)(1) and for PRC 18015(d) claims.
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. 17580 as amended by Stats. 2025 ch. 67 (AB 1170); 17580.5 as amended by Stats. 2021 ch. 507 (SB 343).
- Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
- You make an environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied (BPC 17580.5(a): any claim in the FTC “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims”)
In force, start date unknown
Current text as amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 507 (SB 343), effective January 1, 2022; the section states no other start date.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. For the purpose of this section, “environmental marketing claim” shall include any claim contained in the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims” published by the Federal Trade Commission.
A maker or distributor that calls its consumer good environmentally friendly, green or the like, uses a chasing arrows symbol or tells consumers to recycle it keeps written records supporting the claim and gives them to anyone who asks
Must meet the conditions of BPC 17580(a): a person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good it manufactures or distributes that the good is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment (“environmentally friendly”, “earth friendly”, “green product” or any like term), or uses a chasing arrows symbol or otherwise directs a consumer to recycle it, must keep written records of (1) why it believes the claim true, (2) significant adverse environmental impacts of the good's production, distribution, use and disposal, (3) measures taken to reduce them, (4) related permit violations, (5) whether the good conforms to the FTC Green Guides for “recycled”, “recyclable”, “biodegradable”, “photodegradable” or “ozone friendly”, and (6) for a recyclable claim or chasing arrows, whether it meets the statewide recyclability criteria of PRC 42355.51(d). (b): the records are furnished to any member of the public on request. (c): a wholesaler or retailer that does not initiate the representation is not deemed to make it.
Exemptions (1)
A wholesaler or retailer that does not initiate the representation is not deemed to have made it
“(c) For purposes of this section, a wholesaler or retailer who does not initiate a representation by advertising or by placing the representation on a package shall not be deemed to have made the representation.”
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. 17580 as amended by Stats. 2025 ch. 67 (AB 1170); 17580.5 as amended by Stats. 2021 ch. 507 (SB 343).
- Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
- You make a representation in advertising or on the label or container that the consumer good you manufacture or distribute is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment (“environmentally friendly”, “green product” or a like term), use a chasing arrows symbol, or otherwise direct a consumer to recycle it (BPC 17580(a))
In force, start date unknown
Current text as amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67 (AB 1170), effective January 1, 2026; Article 7 was added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1413; the section states no other start date.
(a) A person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good that the consumer good that it manufactures or distributes is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment, through the use of such terms as “environmental choice,” “ecologically friendly,” “earth friendly,” “environmentally friendly,” “ecologically sound,” “environmentally sound,” “environmentally safe,” “ecologically safe,” “environmentally lite,” “green product,” or any other like term, or through the use of a chasing arrows symbol or by otherwise directing a consumer to recycle the consumer good, shall maintain in written form in its records all of the following information and documentation supporting the validity of the representation:
- Conformity
No untruthful, deceptive or misleading environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied, including any claim covered by the FTC Green Guides
Must meet the conditions of BPC 17580.5(a): it is unlawful to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied; environmental marketing claims include any claim in the FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR 260). (b)(1): conforming to the Green Guides is a defense, except (b)(2) for chasing-arrows and recyclable claims deemed deceptive under PRC 42355.51(b)(1) and for PRC 18015(d) claims.
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. 17580 as amended by Stats. 2025 ch. 67 (AB 1170); 17580.5 as amended by Stats. 2021 ch. 507 (SB 343).
- Applies when
- Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
- You make an environmental marketing claim, explicit or implied (BPC 17580.5(a): any claim in the FTC “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims”)
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Current text as amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 507 (SB 343), effective January 1, 2022; the section states no other start date.
- Source
(a) It is unlawful for a person to make an untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. For the purpose of this section, “environmental marketing claim” shall include any claim contained in the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims” published by the Federal Trade Commission.
BPC 17580.5(a) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 17580, 17580.5(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A maker or distributor that calls its consumer good environmentally friendly, green or the like, uses a chasing arrows symbol or tells consumers to recycle it keeps written records supporting the claim and gives them to anyone who asks
Must meet the conditions of BPC 17580(a): a person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good it manufactures or distributes that the good is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment (“environmentally friendly”, “earth friendly”, “green product” or any like term), or uses a chasing arrows symbol or otherwise directs a consumer to recycle it, must keep written records of (1) why it believes the claim true, (2) significant adverse environmental impacts of the good's production, distribution, use and disposal, (3) measures taken to reduce them, (4) related permit violations, (5) whether the good conforms to the FTC Green Guides for “recycled”, “recyclable”, “biodegradable”, “photodegradable” or “ozone friendly”, and (6) for a recyclable claim or chasing arrows, whether it meets the statewide recyclability criteria of PRC 42355.51(d). (b): the records are furnished to any member of the public on request. (c): a wholesaler or retailer that does not initiate the representation is not deemed to make it.
Exemptions (1)
A wholesaler or retailer that does not initiate the representation is not deemed to have made it
“(c) For purposes of this section, a wholesaler or retailer who does not initiate a representation by advertising or by placing the representation on a package shall not be deemed to have made the representation.”
BPC 17580(c) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 17580, 17580.5(opens in a new tab) The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. 17580 as amended by Stats. 2025 ch. 67 (AB 1170); 17580.5 as amended by Stats. 2021 ch. 507 (SB 343).
- Applies when
- Claim: eco-friendly or sustainable or carbon neutral or recyclable or biodegradable or compostable or degradable
- You make a representation in advertising or on the label or container that the consumer good you manufacture or distribute is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment (“environmentally friendly”, “green product” or a like term), use a chasing arrows symbol, or otherwise direct a consumer to recycle it (BPC 17580(a))
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Current text as amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67 (AB 1170), effective January 1, 2026; Article 7 was added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1413; the section states no other start date.
- Source
(a) A person who represents in advertising or on the label or container of a consumer good that the consumer good that it manufactures or distributes is not harmful to, or is beneficial to, the natural environment, through the use of such terms as “environmental choice,” “ecologically friendly,” “earth friendly,” “environmentally friendly,” “ecologically sound,” “environmentally sound,” “environmentally safe,” “ecologically safe,” “environmentally lite,” “green product,” or any other like term, or through the use of a chasing arrows symbol or by otherwise directing a consumer to recycle the consumer good, shall maintain in written form in its records all of the following information and documentation supporting the validity of the representation:
BPC 17580(a) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 17580, 17580.5(opens in a new tab)
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- Health and Safety Code 109000-109014 (AB 1200 cookware and food packaging)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- AB 1817 textile articles PFAS (Health and Safety Code 108970-108971)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Proposition 65 60-day notice search and CSV export(opens in a new tab)California Attorney General · Enforcement feed (CSV)Updates: dailyLast checked: Checked · 50 versions kept
- Attorney General enforcement advisory on AB 1200 PFAS in food packaging and cookware(opens in a new tab)California Attorney General · Guidance (PDF)Updates: staticLast checked: Checked
- California Business and Professions Code 17533.7 (Made in U.S.A. labels)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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- California Business and Professions Code 17580 and 17580.5 (environmental representations)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Appliance Efficiency Regulations, Cal. Code Regs. tit. 20, 1601 (scope), 1602 (definitions: (a) General, (w) Battery Chargers), 1606(a) (MAEDbS statements) and 1608(a) (sale only if listed); LII copy(opens in a new tab)California Energy Commission (Barclays Official California Code of Regulations, OAL); text via Cornell LII · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Civil Code 1791.1, 1792 and 1792.4 (Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act: implied warranty of merchantability and how it is disclaimed)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Civil Code 1791, 1793.03, 1793.1 and 1793.2 (Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act: definitions, service literature and parts, express warranty language, in-state service and repair)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Civil Code 1798.91.04 to 1798.91.06, security of connected devices (SB 327, Stats. 2018 ch. 886; AB 1906, Stats. 2018 ch. 860; amended by AB 2392, Stats. 2022 ch. 785)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- DTSC Safer Consumer Products Candidate Chemicals List (CalSAFER informational list): PFAS class record(opens in a new tab)California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CalSAFER) · Guidance (web page)Updates: monthlyLast checked: Checked
- California Health and Safety Code 108922 (products containing pentaBDE or octaBDE)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California chaptered bills amending Health and Safety Code 108980: AB 496 (2023, Stats. 2023 ch. 441, cosmetic safety) and AB 60 (2025, Stats. 2025 ch. 432, Musk Reduction Act)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (leginfo pubinfo bulk data) · Statute (XML)Updates: staticLast checked: Checked
- California Health and Safety Code 25214.12-25214.14, Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act (definitions, regulated-metal prohibition and 100 ppm limit, exemptions)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Public Resources Code 42041, 42051 and 42060, Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54, Stats. 2022 ch. 75, as amended)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Public Resources Code 42301, 42310, 42340, Rigid Plastic Packaging Containers (definitions, recycled-content criteria, exemptions)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Public Resources Code 42355.51 (SB 343: recyclability claims and the chasing arrows symbol)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Public Resources Code 42463 and 42464, Electronic Waste Recycling Act: covered battery-embedded waste recycling fee (SB 1215, Stats. 2022 ch. 370; amended by SB 156, Stats. 2024 ch. 72)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Public Resources Code 42463, 42466.1 and 42466.2, Electronic Waste Recycling Act: covered battery-embedded product manufacturer duties (SB 1215, Stats. 2022 ch. 370)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California Public Resources Code 42488.2 and 42488.3, Right to Repair Act (SB 244, Stats. 2023 ch. 704), with Business and Professions Code 9801 definitions(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (Legislative Counsel) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- Proposition 65 List of Chemicals (XLSX, July 31, 2026 list)(opens in a new tab)California OEHHA · Official list (Excel)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- Proposition 65 NSRL and MADL (safe harbor levels) page(opens in a new tab)California OEHHA · Guidance (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Not checked yet
- Proposition 65 warning regulations (27 CCR 25600 et seq.)(opens in a new tab)California OAG / OEHHA · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 3 versions kept
- California Health & Safety Code 111790-111795 (Safe Cosmetics Act reporting; fragrance and flavor disclosure 111791.5-111792.6), operative text(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (leginfo, pubinfo bulk data) · Statute (XML)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
- California SB 1019 (2014), chaptered text and status (adds BPC 19094, TB 117-2013)(opens in a new tab)California Legislature (leginfo) · Statute (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked · 2 versions kept
- TB 117-2013 flammability standard and SB 1019 (Bus. & Prof. Code 19094) furniture flame-retardant label(opens in a new tab)California Bureau of Home Furnishings / Legislature · Regulation (web page)Updates: on changeLast checked: Checked
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