California Proposition 65 Settlements

Jun. 9 2021

The following summarizes a number of finalized California Proposition 65 settlements that involve certain food products (dark chocolate almonds or walnuts, cake, bread, coffee products, molasses, beet chips, cacao nibs, wine vinegar, seaweed, dried anchovies, broken rice, crackers, spices) and other consumer products (PVC handle of lunch bag, bookmark including packaging, cover for bookmark magnifier, feeding bottle nipples).

Dark Chocolate Almonds or Walnuts
• Requirement
o No more than 225 ppb acrylamide
o Labeling is not allowed

Cake
• Requirement
o Shall not contain acrylamide
o Or utilize a waring statement

Bread
• Requirement
o No more than 0.2 ppm acrylamide
o Labeling is not allowed

Coffee Products
• Requirement
o Shall not contain acrylamide
o Or utilize a waring statement

Molasses
• Requirement
o No more than 325 ppb acrylamide
o No more than 35 ppb total lead
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Beet Chips
• Requirement
o No more than 0.5 micrograms of lead and 4.1 micrograms of cadmium per day in daily exposure level
o Labeling is not allowed

Cacao Nibs
• Requirement
o No more than 4.1 micrograms of cadmium per serving
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Wine Vinegar
• Requirement
o No more than 34 ppb total lead
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Seaweed
• Requirement
o No more than 75 ppb total lead, 95 ppb total cadmium and 15 ppb total arsenic
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Dried Seaweed
• Requirement
o No more than 0.5 micrograms of lead and 4.1 micrograms of cadmium per day in daily exposure level
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Dried Anchovies
• Requirement
o No more than 10 ppb total lead, 85 ppb total cadmium and 20 ppb total arsenic
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Broken Rice
• Requirement
o No more than 56 ppb total lead
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Crackers
• Requirement
o No more than 280 ppb acrylamide for honey graham crackers and biscuits
o No more than 75 ppb acrylamide for animal crackers
o Labeling is not allowed

Spices
• Requirement
o No more than 275 ppb total lead for curry powder
o No more than 720 ppb total lead for ground ginger
o No more than 375 ppb total lead for ground sage
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

PVC Handle of Lunch Bag
• Requirement
o No more than 1000 ppm of DINP
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Bookmark including Packaging
• Requirement
o No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP, DBP, DINP, DIDP, DnHP and BBP
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement
o Labeling is not allowed if “Phthalate Free” claim is on the product

Cover for Bookmark Magnifier
• Requirement
o No more than 1000 ppm of DINP
o Products that exceed the limit shall utilize a warning statement

Feeding Bottle Nipples
• Requirement
o No more than 1000 ppm of DEHP
o Labeling is not allowed

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By monitoring Proposition 65 actions and settlements, Bureau Veritas help retailers and manufacturers take a proactive and comprehensive approach to compliance. We assist our clients in determining if listed Prop 65 chemicals are present in their products; identifying exposure routes and assessing the risk levels in items. We then help our clients to build in the appropriate requirements into their testing and quality assurance program an ongoing basis.

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