For those of you doing business in California, have you seen this
symbol?
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| New CA Prop 65 Icon |
Beginning August 2018, you will begin seeing this symbol everywhere in
California with the implementation of the new Prop 65 warning labels. Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking
Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) was implemented as a so-called
right-to-know statute that requires everyone in the chain of commerce to ensure
that California consumers receive “clear and reasonable” warnings prior to
being exposed to a growing list of chemicals—now numbering more than 900. In 2018, California’s Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has defined “clear and reasonable” to include
the above warning symbol. You’ll notice
the difference.
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| New Prop 65 Label Requirements |
To see the latest 900 cancer or reproductive compounds on the list,
visit here:
Having worked in the crop protection industry for many years, I
recognize many of the compounds.
However, one of the compounds on the list was surprising to me:
Marijuana smoke:
With the changes coming to the cannabis business in January, I wonder
how this warning will affect labeling prerolls, etc. in California.
Or aspirin:
A list of all the published fact sheets on each compound are here:
Also interesting to me, the new Prop 65 labeling requires specific font
size for the warning; no smaller than 6 point font and/or no smaller than the
largest font for consumer information on the label. For more specific answers to questions, see
this link:
You may say this new Prop 65 warning does not apply to us as our
company does not sell directly to consumers.
In this situation, the manufacturer of a product that contains a
compound on the list must notify their customers of the requirement. Given the notification requirement, I don’t
know if they’ll decide to place the warning on their labels as well. That’s a question for the regulatory experts
inside each company.
For our customers already meeting the
requirements for GHS labels, printing this new warning symbol on-demand and in
color will not be any big deal. On our
blog, www.colorlabelsondemand.blogspot.com, we have 59 different posts covering GHS. One of my favorite post covering GHS labels
involved NIC Industries:
And Engineered Lubricants:
If you need assistance printing labels for products covered by Prop 65
and/or GHS contact us. We can help you
print color labels on-demand.
Guy Mikel
855-962-7670
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