Prop 65

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added three pesticides to the Proposition 65 lists.

 

The three commonly used Pesticides are:

 

 

• • Malathion (CAS No. 121-75-5): Is an organophosphate insecticide that is used in agriculture, residential insect control, public health programs, and residential landscaping.

 

 

 

 

 

• • Tetrachlorvinphos (CAS No. 22248-79-9): Is an organophosphate insecticide that is mainly found in dermal and feed-through insect control treatment for livestock and is used to kill both ticks and fleas.

 

 

 

 

 

• • Parathion (CAS No. 56-38-2): Is an organophosphate insecticide that is primarily used on plants containing cotton, vegetables, fruit, wheat, and nuts.

 

 

 

 

These three pesticides will require a Prop 65 warning starting May 20, 2017.