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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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A product or packaging that carries a deceptive or misleading recyclability claim may not be offered for sale, sold, distributed or imported into California
Must meet the conditions of PRC 42355.51(a): a person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into California any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made. (f): recycling does not include transformation, EMSW conversion or production of fuels.
Exemptions (3)
A chasing arrows symbol with a clearly visible 45-degree line through it (not recyclable) is not a recyclability claim
“(1) A person using a chasing arrows symbol in combination with a clearly visible line placed at a 45-degree angle over the chasing arrows symbol to convey that an item is not recyclable.”
A consumer good that federal or California law requires to display a chasing arrows symbol is not covered
“(2) A consumer good that is required by any federal or California law or regulation to display a chasing arrows symbol”
A resin identification code inside a solid equilateral triangle is not a recyclability claim
“(4) A resin identification code placed inside a solid equilateral triangle.”
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text as amended by Stats. 2022 ch. 28 (SB 1380).
- Claim: recyclable
- You make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))
In force, start date unknown
Current text as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28 (SB 1380), effective January 1, 2023 (the section was added by SB 343, Stats. 2021, Ch. 507); subdivision (a) states no other start date.
“(a) A person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into the state any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made.”
A chasing arrows symbol or other recyclable symbol or statement on a product or its packaging is deemed deceptive unless the item is recyclable in California under the CalRecycle criteria (42355.51(d)); on a product that is not, it may not appear on the product at all
Must meet the conditions of PRC 42355.51(b)(1): a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol (also around a resin identification code) or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable, or directing the consumer to recycle it, is deemed a deceptive or misleading claim (here and under BPC 17580.5) unless it is considered recyclable in the state under subdivision (d) (collected by programs serving at least 60 percent of the population, sorted by large facilities serving 60 percent of programs, no PFAS or listed chemicals, designed for recyclability) and is of a material type and form that routinely becomes feedstock for new products or packaging. (b)(3)(A): for a product not recyclable in the state, a chasing arrows symbol or recyclable statement directly on the product is deemed deceptive. (b)(3)(B): multi-material items may carry the claim on recyclable external packaging only if they say, as prominently, which components are not recyclable.
Exemptions (4)
A chasing arrows symbol with a clearly visible 45-degree line through it (not recyclable) is not a recyclability claim
“(1) A person using a chasing arrows symbol in combination with a clearly visible line placed at a 45-degree angle over the chasing arrows symbol to convey that an item is not recyclable.”
A consumer good that federal or California law requires to display a chasing arrows symbol is not covered
“(2) A consumer good that is required by any federal or California law or regulation to display a chasing arrows symbol”
A resin identification code inside a solid equilateral triangle is not a recyclability claim
“(4) A resin identification code placed inside a solid equilateral triangle.”
Directing a consumer to compost or properly dispose of a consumer good through an organics recycling program is not a recyclability claim
“(3) Directing a consumer to compost or properly dispose of a consumer good through an organics recycling program.”
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text as amended by Stats. 2022 ch. 28 (SB 1380).
- Claim: recyclable
- You make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))
In force since 4 Oct 2026
Applies to products manufactured on or after 4 Oct 2026
(b)(2)(A): (b)(1) does not apply to a product or packaging manufactured up to 18 months after CalRecycle publishes its first material characterization study, or before January 1, 2024, whichever is later. CalRecycle states that the labeling restrictions apply to products and packaging manufactured after October 4, 2026 (calrecycle.ca.gov/wcs/recyclinglabels, read 2026-10-27), and that the date may be affected by litigation (California League of Food Producers v. Bonta).
“a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol, a chasing arrows symbol surrounding a resin identification code, or any other symbol or statement indicating the product or packaging is recyclable, or otherwise directing the consumer to recycle the product or packaging, is deemed to be a deceptive or misleading claim pursuant to this section and Section 17580.5 of the Business and Professions Code unless the product or packaging is considered recyclable in the state pursuant to subdivision (d)”
- Conformity
A product or packaging that carries a deceptive or misleading recyclability claim may not be offered for sale, sold, distributed or imported into California
Must meet the conditions of PRC 42355.51(a): a person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into California any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made. (f): recycling does not include transformation, EMSW conversion or production of fuels.
Exemptions (3)
A chasing arrows symbol with a clearly visible 45-degree line through it (not recyclable) is not a recyclability claim
“(1) A person using a chasing arrows symbol in combination with a clearly visible line placed at a 45-degree angle over the chasing arrows symbol to convey that an item is not recyclable.”
PRC 42355.51(c)(1) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) A consumer good that federal or California law requires to display a chasing arrows symbol is not covered
“(2) A consumer good that is required by any federal or California law or regulation to display a chasing arrows symbol”
PRC 42355.51(c)(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) A resin identification code inside a solid equilateral triangle is not a recyclability claim
“(4) A resin identification code placed inside a solid equilateral triangle.”
PRC 42355.51(c)(4) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text as amended by Stats. 2022 ch. 28 (SB 1380).
- Applies when
- Claim: recyclable
- You make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Current text as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28 (SB 1380), effective January 1, 2023 (the section was added by SB 343, Stats. 2021, Ch. 507); subdivision (a) states no other start date.
- Source
“(a) A person shall not offer for sale, sell, distribute, or import into the state any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made.”
PRC 42355.51(a) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A chasing arrows symbol or other recyclable symbol or statement on a product or its packaging is deemed deceptive unless the item is recyclable in California under the CalRecycle criteria (42355.51(d)); on a product that is not, it may not appear on the product at all
Must meet the conditions of PRC 42355.51(b)(1): a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol (also around a resin identification code) or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable, or directing the consumer to recycle it, is deemed a deceptive or misleading claim (here and under BPC 17580.5) unless it is considered recyclable in the state under subdivision (d) (collected by programs serving at least 60 percent of the population, sorted by large facilities serving 60 percent of programs, no PFAS or listed chemicals, designed for recyclability) and is of a material type and form that routinely becomes feedstock for new products or packaging. (b)(3)(A): for a product not recyclable in the state, a chasing arrows symbol or recyclable statement directly on the product is deemed deceptive. (b)(3)(B): multi-material items may carry the claim on recyclable external packaging only if they say, as prominently, which components are not recyclable.
Exemptions (4)
A chasing arrows symbol with a clearly visible 45-degree line through it (not recyclable) is not a recyclability claim
“(1) A person using a chasing arrows symbol in combination with a clearly visible line placed at a 45-degree angle over the chasing arrows symbol to convey that an item is not recyclable.”
PRC 42355.51(c)(1) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) A consumer good that federal or California law requires to display a chasing arrows symbol is not covered
“(2) A consumer good that is required by any federal or California law or regulation to display a chasing arrows symbol”
PRC 42355.51(c)(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) A resin identification code inside a solid equilateral triangle is not a recyclability claim
“(4) A resin identification code placed inside a solid equilateral triangle.”
PRC 42355.51(c)(4) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) Directing a consumer to compost or properly dispose of a consumer good through an organics recycling program is not a recyclability claim
“(3) Directing a consumer to compost or properly dispose of a consumer good through an organics recycling program.”
PRC 42355.51(c)(3) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text as amended by Stats. 2022 ch. 28 (SB 1380).
- Applies when
- Claim: recyclable
- You make a claim about the recyclability of the product or its packaging, or display a chasing arrows symbol or any other symbol or statement indicating it is recyclable (PRC 42355.51(a), (b)(1))
- Effective
In force since 4 Oct 2026
Applies to products manufactured on or after 4 Oct 2026
(b)(2)(A): (b)(1) does not apply to a product or packaging manufactured up to 18 months after CalRecycle publishes its first material characterization study, or before January 1, 2024, whichever is later. CalRecycle states that the labeling restrictions apply to products and packaging manufactured after October 4, 2026 (calrecycle.ca.gov/wcs/recyclinglabels, read 2026-10-27), and that the date may be affected by litigation (California League of Food Producers v. Bonta).
- Source
“a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol, a chasing arrows symbol surrounding a resin identification code, or any other symbol or statement indicating the product or packaging is recyclable, or otherwise directing the consumer to recycle the product or packaging, is deemed to be a deceptive or misleading claim pursuant to this section and Section 17580.5 of the Business and Professions Code unless the product or packaging is considered recyclable in the state pursuant to subdivision (d)”
PRC 42355.51(b)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27California Legislature (Legislative Counsel): Cal. Pub. Res. Code 42355.51(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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