Q1 2024 Prop 65 settlements and judgements included several types of products that contained banned chemicals.
Product Types
29% of the settlements and judgements made during the first quarter of 2024 applied to products and goods in the food and dietary supplements category, while 17% applied to bags, kits, cases, totes, backpacks, and pouches.
Chemicals
The most commonly named chemicals in settlements and judgements were metals, accounting for a total of 49% of the settlements and judgements made during the quarter. 130 of these settlements/judgements were for lead, 6 included two or more metals, 4 were for mercury, and 2 were for cadmium. 34% of Q1 2024 settlements/judgements pertained to phthalates. Of these, 77 were for DEHP, 7 were for DINP, 4 were for multiple phthalates, 3 were for DIDP, and 3 were for DBP. There was one PFAS PFOA settlement/judgement for cooling hats and another for seat pads.
Prop 65 Testing at ATS
The Applied Technical Services Family of Companies performs Prop 65 compliance testing to help clients verify that their products adhere to the standards of California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
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