By Veronica Marrero, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
On December 13, 2021, the California Office of Environmental health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that changes were made to the text of the proposed amendment to short-form warnings (Article 6 Clear and Reasonable Warnings of the California Code of Regulations, Title 27). Specifically, the modifications were made to the consumer product exposure warnings methods of transmission (§ 25602) and content (§ 25603), and food exposure warnings content (§ 25607.2).
Below is a summary of the changes to the proposed amendment:
- Consumer Product Exposure Warnings – Methods of Transmission (§ 25602):
- The maximum label size for short-form warnings was changed from 5 square inches to 12 square inches.
- Reinstatement of the allowed use of the short-form warning content in online warnings and in catalogs.
- Consumer Product Exposure Warnings – Content (§ 25603) and Food Exposure Warnings – Content (§ 25607.2): The warning statement content (or wording format) and options of statements to use were updated. These new wording formats and new options are outlined below.
- For exposures to listed carcinogens:
- Cancer risk from exposure to [name of chemical]
- Exposes you to [name of chemical], a carcinogen
- For exposures to listed reproductive toxicants:
- Risk of reproductive harm from exposure to [name of chemical]
- Exposes you to [name of chemical], a reproductive toxicant
- For exposures to both listed carcinogens and reproductive toxicants:
- Cancer risk from [name of chemical] and of reproductive harm from exposure to [name of chemical]
- Exposes you to [name of chemical], a carcinogen, and [name of chemical], a reproductive toxicant
- For exposures to a chemical that is listed as both a carcinogen and a reproductive toxicant:
- Cancer risk and reproductive harm from [name of chemical] exposure
- Exposes you to [name of chemical], a carcinogen and reproductive toxicant
- For exposures to listed carcinogens:
- To aid businesses in making it clear that a warning is being given pursuant to California law, the following signal word options were added to several sections of Article 6 (§ 25602, § 25603, § 25607.2):
- “CA Warning”
- “CALIFORNIA WARNING”
This notice by OEHHA initiated a public comment period from December 17, 2021 to January 21, 2022. The public comment forum can be found here.
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