Jun. 30 – Prop 65: Avermectin, Molinate, Imazalil, Thiabendazole, Thiabendazole hypophosphite salt

Four more releases from the OEHHA. The first two are notices of intent to list chemicals. First, Avermectin:

As the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), within the California Environmental Protection Agency, intends to list avermectin B1 (CAS No. 71751-41-2), as identified in the table below, as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity, pursuant to the administrative mechanism. This chemical has been determined by OEHHA to meet the criteria set forth in Section 12306 for such listing under the authoritative bodies mechanism.

Second: Molinate:

As the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), within the California Environmental Protection Agency, intends to list molinate (CAS No. 2212-67-1), as identified in the table below, as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity, pursuant to the administrative mechanism. This chemical has been determined by OEHHA to meet the criteria set forth in Section 12306 for such listing under the authoritative bodies mechanism.

Next, two requests for relevant information. The first of those two is for Imazalil:

Imazalil (CAS No. 35554-44-0) has previously been the subject of a request for relevant information pertaining to consideration for listing as known to cause reproductive toxicity under Proposition 65 (California Regulatory Notice Register 98, No. 52-Z). This chemical was under consideration for listing based on possible formal identification as causing reproductive toxicity by the U.S. EPA. OEHHA did not proceed with listing this chemical on the basis of the documents identified in the prior notices. More recent documents identified below appear to provide the basis for listing imazalil as causing cancer and as causing reproductive toxicity under Proposition 65.

The second of the two is for Thiabendazole:

Thiabendazole (CAS No. 148-79-8 . CAS No. for Thiabendazole hypophosphite salt is 28558-32-9) has previously been the subject of a request for relevant information pertaining to consideration for listing as known to cause reproductive toxicity under Proposition 65 (California Regulatory Notice Register; October 9, 1998, Register 98, No. 41-Z). This chemical was under consideration for listing based on possible formal identification as causing reproductive toxicity by the U.S. EPA. OEHHA did not proceed with listing this chemical on the basis of the documents identified in the prior notices. More recent documents identified below appear to provide the basis for listing thiabendazole and thiabendazole hypophosphite salt under Proposition 65.

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