California Proposition 65 insight?

mrt · December 2016

So I bought a new ice scraper/snow brush, and when I got home, I noticed this sticker. I don't live in California, and my google search was confusing. Does anybody know more about this law? Do they put these stickers on basically everything, or do I need to be concerned?

jennas312 · December 2016

Hmm, my husband said he thinks it means the research was done in California .
It's an ice scraper , so unless you start chewing on it, I'm sure you are fine lol.

mrt · December 2016

Right?! I was like wtf? How would an ice scraper cause birth defects?

Heliumgirl717 · December 2016

We deal with a lot of the Cal Prop 65 stuff at work. You will be fine, just don't eat it

MrsCaliRN · December 2016

They have those all over. It is a law that anything that may have anything in it that has been known to cause birth defects has to be labeled as such if sold or used in the state. They basically have them on the outside of every store, at the swimming pools, everywhere. But it's what makes up the item or the chemicals in it. No harm unless you break it apart and consume it.

mrt · December 2016

Thanks for easing my (crazy) mind. I don't think I've ever seen one of those stickers before. I'm in New England.

lmc929 · December 2016

I work in the sustainable building industry and although thats not related to ice scrapers -- I know many plastics in building materials have phthalates in them. Maybe that is the warning?

lmc929 · December 2016

Also, along those lines - from a health standpoint, one of the biggest concerns in a chemical your baby will be exposed to is added formaldehyde in composite wood products from the binder used to hold it all together. Therefore it is in a lot of furniture. You can ask if your crib, etc. is made with any formaldehyde. I know Pottery Barn does not use any added formaldehyde.

NamelessAria · December 2016

Here is the "plain english" explanation of the law from the California Government page. There is also a list of the 800 chemicals in question at the top of the "plain english" explanation so you can browse it. Some of the chemicals listed are medications and others are ingredients in a lot of plastics and such like BPA. There are some other things on the list also. You can click on anything on the list and it'll send you to a page with more information.

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