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Prop65

Last updated May 19, 2025, generated by Sumble

What is Prop65?

Proposition 65 (Prop 65), officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is a California law. It requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. These chemicals can be in products they purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment. By requiring that this information be provided, Proposition 65 enables Californians to make informed decisions about their exposures to these chemicals.

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What other technologies are related to Prop65?

Prop65 Complementary Technologies

RoHS

RoHS restricts the use of specific hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. While Prop65 focuses on informing consumers about exposures to chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, RoHS restricts the usage of specific harmful substances in electronic products. Therefore, the two regulations can be seen as complementary ways to protect human health, even though they approach the problem from different angles.

mentioned alongside Prop65 in 4% (71) of relevant job posts

REACH

REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. Prop65 and REACH are complementary because both aim to protect human health and the environment by regulating chemicals, though they operate in different jurisdictions and have different mechanisms.

mentioned alongside Prop65 in 2% (64) of relevant job posts