Chemical safety · United States (California)
California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act Compliance
California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act is issued by California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and has applied since 1986-11-04. It applies to products sold in US. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.
- Authority
- California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
- Jurisdiction
- United States (California)
- Regions
- US
- Effective
- 1986-11-04
- Evidence renewal
- every 365 days
- Official source
- https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65
What California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act covers
California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act is a chemical safety requirement in United States (California). In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.
Product categories affected
Keywords that trigger a check
Who it applies to
Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in US, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.
Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: $2,500 per violation per day, citizen enforcement lawsuits
Restricted substances and materials
| Substance | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 0.5 | μg/day exposure NSRL |
| Cadmium | 4.1 | μg/day NSRL |
| Arsenic (inorganic) | 0.00001 | μg/day MADL cancer |
| Bisphenol A (BPA) | 3 | μg/day MADL |
| Formaldehyde | — | known carcinogen — requires warning |
| DEHP | 5.5 | μg/day MADL reproductive |
Supplier requirements and compliance evidence
Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.
| Document |
|---|
| Prop 65 chemical exposure assessment |
| Clear and Reasonable Warning (if exposure above NSRL/MADL) |
| Safe Harbor Warning text |
| Chemical testing reports |
Certification types recorded for this regulation
How Complyra checks California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.
Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.
Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.
Related regulations
- EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act
- Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety
- CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
- China Food Safety Law 2021 Revision
Industries where this regulation applies
- Food packaging and food-contact materials — 9 regulations
- Chemicals and hazardous materials — 9 regulations
- Consumer products, toys and home goods — 14 regulations
More
- All regulations in the dataset
- Regulation index (all 47 in one table)
- Free compliance checker — which regulations apply to a product
- RFQ template generator — build a structured RFQ
- The full AI procurement workflow
Check a product against California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
Describe the product and destination market. Complyra identifies whether this regulation applies and which documents to request from the supplier.