Feb. 27 US: ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHEMICAL SELECTED BY OEHHA FOR CONSIDERATION FOR LISTING BY THE CARCINOGEN IDENTIFICATION COMMITTEE AND REQUEST FOR RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE CARCINOGENIC HAZARDS OF BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE

This announcement is brought to you by the OEHHA.

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65 . The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board serves as the State’s qualified experts and renders an opinion about whether a chemical has been clearly shown to cause cancer . The chemicals identified by the CIC are added to the Proposition 65 list.

Chemical

CAS No.

Butyl Benzyl Phthalate

85-68-7

The publication of this notice marks the start of a 60-day data call-in period, ending on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.  The information received during this period will be reviewed and considered by OEHHA as it prepares the cancer hazard identification materials on butyl benzyl phthalate.

For more information and the full announcement please refer to the link above.