Sept. 27 US: CHEMICAL LISTED EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 AS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER: CHLORAMPHENICOL SODIUM SUCCINATE
This notice is brought to you by the OEHHA.
Effective September 27, 2013, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding chloramphenicol sodium succinate (CAS No. 982-57-0) to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65.
The listing of chloramphenicol sodium succinate is based on a formal requirement by a state or federal agency that the chemical be identified or labeled as causing cancer2 as provided under the Act. Chloramphenicol sodium succinate has been identified or labeled to communicate a risk of cancer in accordance with formal requirements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Regulations governing the listing of chemicals under the “formally required to be labeled or identified” mechanism are published in Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 25902.
For a link to the updated Prop 65 list, and the full notice please refer to the OEHHA link above. Contact Nexreg for Prop 65 consulting services.
