June 1 – California: N,N-Dimethylacetamide listed on Prop 65

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) within the California Environmental Protection Agency is adding N,N-Dimethylacetamide (CAS No. 127-19-5) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).  The listing of N,N-dimethylacetamide is effective May 21, 2010.

More information on the chemical listings is available here: Chemical Listed Effective May 21, 2010 As Known To The State Of California To Cause Reproductive Toxicity: N,N-Dimethylacetamide

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