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New California Proposition 65 Settlements 

May. 19 2020

There have been a number of California Proposition 65 settlements recently finalized that involve bean bag chair covers, dish drainers, yarn storage bags, yarn needles, book covers, soft balls with covering materials, vinyl covered wires, camp stoves and bath sponges. 

Bean bag chair covers
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm DINP
• Warning labels cannot be used as an alternative to meeting the requirement

Dish drainers
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP and DBP
• Warning labels cannot be used as an alternative to meeting the requirement

Yarn storage bags
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIDP, DnHP and DINP
• Or provide specified warning label

Yarn needles
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIDP, DnHP and DINP
• Or provide specified warning label

Book covers
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIDP, DnHP and DINP
• No more than 100 ppm total lead
• Or provide specified warning label

Soft balls with covering materials
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIDP, DnHP and DINP
• No more than 100 ppm total lead
• Or provide specified warning label

Vinyl covered wires 
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm each of DEHP, DBP, BBP and DINP
• Warning labels cannot be used as an alternative to meeting the requirement

Camp stoves
> Requirements
• No more than 100 ppm total lead
• Or provide specified warning label

Bath sponges
> Requirements
• No more than 1000 ppm DINP
• Or provide specified warning label

How Does this Impact You? Contact Us to Discuss
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. If you have any comments and/or questions, please contact your customer service representative or email: info@bureauveritas.com