In March 2021, the OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment) selected for hazard assessment several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for review and possible listing. The chemicals are under review by two expert committees: the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) and the DARTIC (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee).
Under evaluation as carcinogenic and/or reproductive hazards are PFOS and its salts and transformation and degradation precursors; PFDA and its salts; PFHxS and its salts; PFNA and its salts; and PFUnDA and its salts.
In a summary released this spring, OEHHA listed 22 substances reviewed and ranked by DARTIC from High Priority to No Priority for assessment. OEHHA has discretion to determine which if any will be considered for listing under Prop 65:
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Chemical |
Recommended Priority |
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Benzophenone 3 |
High priority |
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Bisphenol S (BPS) |
High priority |
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Diazinon |
High priority |
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Glyphosate and its salts |
High priority |
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Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) |
High priority |
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Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) |
High priority |
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Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) |
High priority |
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Imidacloprid |
Medium/High priority |
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Acetamiprid |
Medium priority |
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Butyl paraben |
Medium priority |
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Clothianidin |
Medium priority |
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Domoic acid |
Medium priority |
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Manganese |
Medium priority |
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Methyl paraben |
Medium priority |
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Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFUnDA) |
Medium priority |
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles |
Medium priority |
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Zearalenone |
Medium priority |
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Thiamethoxam |
Medium priority/No priority |
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Vinpocetine |
Medium priority/No priority |
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Diethyl phthalate |
No priority |
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Isobutyl paraben |
No priority |
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Propyl paraben |
No priority |