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Bisphenol S California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added Bisphenol S, commonly called BPS, to their Proposition 65 list of restricted chemical compounds. In the wake of emerging research indicating that exposure to BPS compounds caused female reproductive toxicity, the state’s Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) requested relevant information to…

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PFAS Regulations Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are organic chemical compounds with fluorine atoms attached to most or all available sites on an alkyl chain. PFAS chemicals are used in the manufacturing of textile materials mostly as a water or stain repellant. PFAS chemicals are widely used in products and there are thousands of PFAS…

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California Proposition 65 Update on 60-Day Notices of Violation California Proposition 65, also known as the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act”, was enacted in 1986 with the purpose to guard drinking water from toxic substances and reduce human exposure to chemicals. The listed Proposition 65 chemicals are known to the state of California…

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Phthalates Added to RoHS Annex II The European Commission (EC) plans to add four phthalates to the list of restricted substances under Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS). The four phthalates include DEHP, BBP, DBP, and DIBP, and the limit for each is set to be 0.1%. The directive is set to be effective…