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- 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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Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Disclosure to online listing
Warning with the §25603 content, provided by a warning on the product display page, or a clearly marked hyperlink using the word WARNING or the words CA WARNING or CALIFORNIA WARNING on the product display page that links to the warning, or an otherwise prominently displayed warning provided to the purchaser before completing the purchase
Exemptions (1)
Transition for internet purchases made before January 1, 2028 (60 calendar days after receiving updated warning or notice).
“For internet purchases made before January 1, 2028, a retail seller is not responsible under Section 25600.2(e)(4) for conspicuously posting or displaying the new warning online until 60 calendar days after the retailer receives a warning or a written notice under Section 25600.2(b) and (c)”
Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2028: 60-day grace to post updated online warnings ends
“For internet purchases made before January 1, 2028, a retail seller is not responsible under Section 25600.2(e)(4)”
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Sold online
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
Depends on: whether it is sold online
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
For internet purchases made before January 1, 2028, a retail seller is not responsible under §25600.2(e)(4) for posting the new warning online until 60 calendar days after it receives a warning or written notice that updates a §25603(c) short-form warning to §25603(b) content.
(A) a warning on the product display page, or (B) a clearly marked hyperlink using the word “WARNING” or the words “CA WARNING” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING” on the product display page that links to the warning, or (C) an otherwise prominently displayed warning provided to the purchaser prior to completing the purchase.
Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Label required
Warning on the product label with the full §25603(a) content; Short-form warning on the label with the §25603(b) content, in the type size of §25601(c) and never smaller than 6-point type
Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2028: Legacy short-form wording allowed only on products made before this date
“A short-form warning on a product manufactured and labeled prior to January 1, 2028, may use the following content”
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Basis manufactured: label content applies to the product as manufactured and labeled (25603(c): "manufactured and labeled prior to January 1, 2028"). Start 2018-08-30 from 25600(b) "prior to August 30, 2018", the article's operative date; the type-size rule is in 25602(a)(4).
“A short-form warning on the label that complies with the content requirements in Section 25603(b) and is provided on a product in a type size that complies with Section 25601(c). In no case shall the warning appear in a type size smaller than 6-point type.”
Consumer product warning prominence and conspicuousness
Label required
Warning prominently displayed on a label, labeling, or sign; Displayed with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs or devices as to be likely to be seen, read, and understood by an ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase or use
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
“consumer product exposure warnings must be prominently displayed on a label, labeling, or sign, and must be displayed with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements,”
Warning in the same non-English language as other consumer information
Label required
Warning also provided in each non-English language used for consumer information on the sign, labeling, or label, in addition to English
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
“(d) Where a sign, labeling, or label, as defined in Section 25600.1, is used to provide a warning that includes consumer information about a product in a language other than English, the warning must also be provided in that language in addition to English.”
Safe-harbor signal word
Label required
WARNING: or CA WARNING: or CALIFORNIA WARNING: in all capital letters and bold print
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
The word “WARNING:” or the words “CA WARNING:” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING:” in all capital letters and bold print, and:
Safe-harbor warning symbol (full-form and short-form)
Label required
Symbol: black exclamation point in a yellow equilateral triangle with a bold black outline (may be black and white where the label is not printed in yellow); Placed to the left of the warning text, in a size no smaller than the height of the word WARNING
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence. Short form (25603(b)(1)) requires the same symbol.
“A symbol consisting of a black exclamation point in a yellow equilateral triangle with a bold black outline.”
Furniture products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Label required
Label printed on or affixed to the furniture product in the same manner as other consumer information or warning materials, with the §25603(a)(1) symbol, the word WARNING: in capital letters and bold print, and the furniture warning words; In addition either a notice or sign no smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 inches at each public entrance or point of display, printed in no smaller than 28-point type, or a notice printed or stamped in no smaller than 12-point type on each receipt
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
“(A) A notice or sign no smaller than 8 ½ by 11 inches displayed either at each public entrance or point of display, and printed in no smaller than 28-point type, or (B) A notice printed or stamped in no smaller than 12-point type on each receipt.”
Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (NSRL (cancer) or MADL (reproductive toxicity) where adopted; otherwise the business must demonstrate no significant risk / no observable effect at 1,000 times the level)
A business is required to warn a person before “knowingly and intentionally” exposing that person to a listed chemical unless an exemption applies.
Exemptions (4)
Businesses with nine or fewer employees are not subject to the warning requirement (rule applies at ten or more full-time or part-time employees).
“Businesses with nine or fewer employees. Neither the warning requirement nor the discharge prohibition applies to a business that employs a total of nine or fewer employees. This includes all full and part-time employees, not just those present in California.”
Warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed.
“Grace Periods. Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed.”
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
No warning is required for a reproductive toxicant where the exposure will produce no observable effect at 1,000 times the level in question (at or below the MADL).
“a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure will produce no observable effect, even at 1,000 times the level in question.”
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
Applies from the Article 6 safe-harbor operative date (27 CCR 25600(b)); the Act's own 1988 start is not in the law text.
A business is required to warn a person before “knowingly and intentionally” exposing that person to a listed chemical unless an exemption applies.
17 rules from Proposition 65 clear and reasonable warning regulations (27 CCR Article 6, OEHHA consolidation April 2025)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold
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- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer and reproductive harm from one chemical
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer and reproductive harm from separate chemicals
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, reproductive harm
- Legacy consumer product short-form label warning content (25603(c)), cancer and reproductive harm; only for products manufactured and labeled before 2028-01-01
- Legacy consumer product short-form label warning content (25603(c)), cancer; only for products manufactured and labeled before 2028-01-01
- Legacy consumer product short-form label warning content (25603(c)), reproductive harm; only for products manufactured and labeled before 2028-01-01
- Furniture product exposure warning on a label affixed to the furniture
- Furniture NOTICE sign at each public entrance or point of display (8.5 x 11 in., 28-point type) or on each receipt (12-point type)
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
Dates run from 30 Aug 2018 to 1 Jan 2028
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Example: Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
“Risk of cancer from exposure to [name of chemical] and reproductive harm from exposure to [name of chemical]. See www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.”
Catalog purchase warnings (25602(c))
Disclosure to consumer
Warning with the 25603(a) content in the catalog, in a manner that clearly associates it with the item being purchased; if a short-form warning is on the label, the catalog may use the same content
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
“(c) For catalog purchases, a warning that complies with the content requirements of Section 25603(a) must also be provided in the catalog in a manner that clearly associates it with the item being purchased. If a short-form warning is being provided on the label pursuant to Section 25602(a)(4), the warning provided in the catalog may use the same content.”
Warning must name at least one listed chemical per endpoint
Disclosure to consumer
Name of one or more of the listed chemicals in the consumer product for which the warning is provided; for each endpoint (cancer and reproductive toxicity) the name of one or more chemicals unless the named chemical is listed for both
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence. Except as otherwise specified in Section 25607 et seq.
“a warning meets the requirements of this subarticle if the name of one or more of the listed chemicals in the consumer product or affected area for which the warning is being provided is included in the text of the warning.”
Non-label methods for consumer product warnings at the point of sale
Disclosure to consumer
Product-specific warning on a posted sign, shelf tag, or shelf sign at each point of display, or product-specific warning by an electronic device or process that automatically provides it to the purchaser prior to or during purchase, without the purchaser having to seek it out (not for internet purchases)
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
Basis sold: the method applies at the point of display of the product. Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
“(1) A product-specific warning provided on a posted sign, shelf tag, or shelf sign, for the consumer product at each point of display of the product. (2) A product-specific warning provided via any electronic device or process that automatically provides the warning to the purchaser prior to or during the purchase of the consumer product, without requiring the purchaser to seek out the warning.”
Annual renewal of the 25600.2(b) written notice while the product is sold in California
Notification to Authorized agent of the business to which the product is sold or transferred, or of the retail seller
Renew the written notice annually during the period in which the product is sold in California by a retail seller
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products distributed on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
“(4) Be renewed annually during the period in which the product is sold in California by a retail seller.”
Manufacturer/supplier alternative to labelling: written notice to the buyer's or retail seller's authorized agent (25600.2(b)-(c))
Notification to Authorized agent of the business to which the product is sold or transferred, or of the retail seller (legal agent for service of process if none designated)
Written notice that the product may result in an exposure to one or more listed chemicals; exact name or description of the product or identifying information such as a UPC; all necessary warning materials (labels, labeling, shelf signs or tags, online warning language); confirmation of receipt must be received; additional notice within 90 days when a different or additional chemical name or endpoint is included in the warning
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products distributed on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence. Alternative to a product label or labeling that satisfies Section 25249.6.
“by providing a written notice directly to the authorized agent for the business to which they are selling or transferring the product or to the authorized agent for a retail seller, so long as the business to which they are providing the notice is subject to Section 25249.6 of the Act.”
- Disclosure
Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Disclosure to online listing
Warning with the §25603 content, provided by a warning on the product display page, or a clearly marked hyperlink using the word WARNING or the words CA WARNING or CALIFORNIA WARNING on the product display page that links to the warning, or an otherwise prominently displayed warning provided to the purchaser before completing the purchase
Exemptions (1)
Transition for internet purchases made before January 1, 2028 (60 calendar days after receiving updated warning or notice).
“For internet purchases made before January 1, 2028, a retail seller is not responsible under Section 25600.2(e)(4) for conspicuously posting or displaying the new warning online until 60 calendar days after the retailer receives a warning or a written notice under Section 25600.2(b) and (c)”
§25602(b)(2) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2028: 60-day grace to post updated online warnings ends
“For internet purchases made before January 1, 2028, a retail seller is not responsible under Section 25600.2(e)(4)”
§25602(b)(2) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Sold online
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
Depends on: whether it is sold online
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
For internet purchases made before January 1, 2028, a retail seller is not responsible under §25600.2(e)(4) for posting the new warning online until 60 calendar days after it receives a warning or written notice that updates a §25603(c) short-form warning to §25603(b) content.
- Source
(A) a warning on the product display page, or (B) a clearly marked hyperlink using the word “WARNING” or the words “CA WARNING” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING” on the product display page that links to the warning, or (C) an otherwise prominently displayed warning provided to the purchaser prior to completing the purchase.
§25602(b)(1) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Label
Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Label required
Warning on the product label with the full §25603(a) content; Short-form warning on the label with the §25603(b) content, in the type size of §25601(c) and never smaller than 6-point type
Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2028: Legacy short-form wording allowed only on products made before this date
“A short-form warning on a product manufactured and labeled prior to January 1, 2028, may use the following content”
§25603(c) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Basis manufactured: label content applies to the product as manufactured and labeled (25603(c): "manufactured and labeled prior to January 1, 2028"). Start 2018-08-30 from 25600(b) "prior to August 30, 2018", the article's operative date; the type-size rule is in 25602(a)(4).
- Source
“A short-form warning on the label that complies with the content requirements in Section 25603(b) and is provided on a product in a type size that complies with Section 25601(c). In no case shall the warning appear in a type size smaller than 6-point type.”
§25602(a)(3)-(4) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Label
Consumer product warning prominence and conspicuousness
Label required
Warning prominently displayed on a label, labeling, or sign; Displayed with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs or devices as to be likely to be seen, read, and understood by an ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase or use
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
- Source
“consumer product exposure warnings must be prominently displayed on a label, labeling, or sign, and must be displayed with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements,”
§25601(c) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Label
Warning in the same non-English language as other consumer information
Label required
Warning also provided in each non-English language used for consumer information on the sign, labeling, or label, in addition to English
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
- Source
“(d) Where a sign, labeling, or label, as defined in Section 25600.1, is used to provide a warning that includes consumer information about a product in a language other than English, the warning must also be provided in that language in addition to English.”
§25602(d) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Label
Safe-harbor signal word
Label required
WARNING: or CA WARNING: or CALIFORNIA WARNING: in all capital letters and bold print
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
- Source
The word “WARNING:” or the words “CA WARNING:” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING:” in all capital letters and bold print, and:
§25603(a)(2) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Label
Safe-harbor warning symbol (full-form and short-form)
Label required
Symbol: black exclamation point in a yellow equilateral triangle with a bold black outline (may be black and white where the label is not printed in yellow); Placed to the left of the warning text, in a size no smaller than the height of the word WARNING
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence. Short form (25603(b)(1)) requires the same symbol.
- Source
“A symbol consisting of a black exclamation point in a yellow equilateral triangle with a bold black outline.”
§25603(a)(1) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Label
Furniture products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Label required
Label printed on or affixed to the furniture product in the same manner as other consumer information or warning materials, with the §25603(a)(1) symbol, the word WARNING: in capital letters and bold print, and the furniture warning words; In addition either a notice or sign no smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 inches at each public entrance or point of display, printed in no smaller than 28-point type, or a notice printed or stamped in no smaller than 12-point type on each receipt
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
- Source
“(A) A notice or sign no smaller than 8 ½ by 11 inches displayed either at each public entrance or point of display, and printed in no smaller than 28-point type, or (B) A notice printed or stamped in no smaller than 12-point type on each receipt.”
§25607.12(a)(1)(A)-(B) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Warning
Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (NSRL (cancer) or MADL (reproductive toxicity) where adopted; otherwise the business must demonstrate no significant risk / no observable effect at 1,000 times the level)
A business is required to warn a person before “knowingly and intentionally” exposing that person to a listed chemical unless an exemption applies.
Exemptions (4)
Businesses with nine or fewer employees are not subject to the warning requirement (rule applies at ten or more full-time or part-time employees).
“Businesses with nine or fewer employees. Neither the warning requirement nor the discharge prohibition applies to a business that employs a total of nine or fewer employees. This includes all full and part-time employees, not just those present in California.”
Appendix A (summary), Exemptions · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed.
“Grace Periods. Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed.”
Appendix A (summary), Grace Periods · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) No warning is required for a reproductive toxicant where the exposure will produce no observable effect at 1,000 times the level in question (at or below the MADL).
“a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure will produce no observable effect, even at 1,000 times the level in question.”
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that will produce no observable reproductive effect (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
Applies from the Article 6 safe-harbor operative date (27 CCR 25600(b)); the Act's own 1988 start is not in the law text.
- Source
A business is required to warn a person before “knowingly and intentionally” exposing that person to a listed chemical unless an exemption applies.
Appendix A (summary), Clear and reasonable warnings · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Warning x 17
17 rules from Proposition 65 clear and reasonable warning regulations (27 CCR Article 6, OEHHA consolidation April 2025)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold
Show targets (17 of 17)
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer and reproductive harm from one chemical
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer and reproductive harm from separate chemicals
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, cancer
- Consumer product safe-harbor full-form warning content, reproductive harm
- Legacy consumer product short-form label warning content (25603(c)), cancer and reproductive harm; only for products manufactured and labeled before 2028-01-01
- Legacy consumer product short-form label warning content (25603(c)), cancer; only for products manufactured and labeled before 2028-01-01
- Legacy consumer product short-form label warning content (25603(c)), reproductive harm; only for products manufactured and labeled before 2028-01-01
- Furniture product exposure warning on a label affixed to the furniture
- Furniture NOTICE sign at each public entrance or point of display (8.5 x 11 in., 28-point type) or on each receipt (12-point type)
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
Dates run from 30 Aug 2018 to 1 Jan 2028
Each rule has its own date; open a target.
- Source
Example: Consumer products that expose a person to a chemical on the Proposition 65 list
“Risk of cancer from exposure to [name of chemical] and reproductive harm from exposure to [name of chemical]. See www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.”
§25603(b)(3)(C)1 · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Disclosure
Catalog purchase warnings (25602(c))
Disclosure to consumer
Warning with the 25603(a) content in the catalog, in a manner that clearly associates it with the item being purchased; if a short-form warning is on the label, the catalog may use the same content
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
- Source
“(c) For catalog purchases, a warning that complies with the content requirements of Section 25603(a) must also be provided in the catalog in a manner that clearly associates it with the item being purchased. If a short-form warning is being provided on the label pursuant to Section 25602(a)(4), the warning provided in the catalog may use the same content.”
§25602(c) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Disclosure
Warning must name at least one listed chemical per endpoint
Disclosure to consumer
Name of one or more of the listed chemicals in the consumer product for which the warning is provided; for each endpoint (cancer and reproductive toxicity) the name of one or more chemicals unless the named chemical is listed for both
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products manufactured on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence. Except as otherwise specified in Section 25607 et seq.
- Source
“a warning meets the requirements of this subarticle if the name of one or more of the listed chemicals in the consumer product or affected area for which the warning is being provided is included in the text of the warning.”
§25601(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Disclosure
Non-label methods for consumer product warnings at the point of sale
Disclosure to consumer
Product-specific warning on a posted sign, shelf tag, or shelf sign at each point of display, or product-specific warning by an electronic device or process that automatically provides it to the purchaser prior to or during purchase, without the purchaser having to seek it out (not for internet purchases)
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products sold on or after 30 Aug 2018
Basis sold: the method applies at the point of display of the product. Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
- Source
“(1) A product-specific warning provided on a posted sign, shelf tag, or shelf sign, for the consumer product at each point of display of the product. (2) A product-specific warning provided via any electronic device or process that automatically provides the warning to the purchaser prior to or during the purchase of the consumer product, without requiring the purchaser to seek out the warning.”
§25602(a)(1)-(2) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Notification
Annual renewal of the 25600.2(b) written notice while the product is sold in California
Notification to Authorized agent of the business to which the product is sold or transferred, or of the retail seller
Renew the written notice annually during the period in which the product is sold in California by a retail seller
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products distributed on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence.
- Source
“(4) Be renewed annually during the period in which the product is sold in California by a retail seller.”
§25600.2(b)(4) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
- Notification
Manufacturer/supplier alternative to labelling: written notice to the buyer's or retail seller's authorized agent (25600.2(b)-(c))
Notification to Authorized agent of the business to which the product is sold or transferred, or of the retail seller (legal agent for service of process if none designated)
Written notice that the product may result in an exposure to one or more listed chemicals; exact name or description of the product or identifying information such as a UPC; all necessary warning materials (labels, labeling, shelf signs or tags, online warning language); confirmation of receipt must be received; additional notice within 90 days when a different or additional chemical name or endpoint is included in the warning
Penalty
Civil penalties up to $2,500 per day for each violation
“A business found to be in violation of Proposition 65 is subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation.”
Appendix A, How is Proposition 65 enforced? · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Barclays Official California Code of Regulations (OAL's official CCR), 27 CCR 25600 to 25607.53 as in force, including the 2024 amendments operative 2025-01-01; current through Register 2026, No. 41 (10/9/26).
- Applies when
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to a listed chemical
- Effective
In force since 30 Aug 2018
Applies to products distributed on or after 30 Aug 2018
Text: 25600(b) "A person may provide a warning that complies with this article prior to August 30, 2018"; effective date of the article taken from that sentence. Alternative to a product label or labeling that satisfies Section 25249.6.
- Source
“by providing a written notice directly to the authorized agent for the business to which they are selling or transferring the product or to the authorized agent for a retail seller, so long as the business to which they are providing the notice is subject to Section 25249.6 of the Act.”
§25600.2(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-23California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR §§25600-25607(opens in a new tab)
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The product categories with the most rules here, sub-categories included.
Smaller groups, fewer than 51 rules each
Sources
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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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