California 65 Certification

The purpose of California Proposition 65, the Drinking Water Safety and Toxic Substances Enforcement Act of 1986, issued in November 1986, is to protect the residents of California and the state's drinking water sources from substances known to cause birth defects or other reproductive development hazards, and to truthfully notify residents when such substances are present in products. The California 65 Controlled Substances List is issued and updated quarterly by OEHHA and was first published in 1987. Products sold into California must comply with the California 65 Act.

The list is updated at least once a year, and currently more than 960 chemicals are on the list.

Applicable areas and products:

For all products sold in California, USA.

1、Jewelry, toys

2、Earphones, audio, electrical devices, glass ceramic materials

3, clothing textiles, accessories, drugs, pesticides, dyes

4, cosmetics, gifts

5, manufacturing or construction supplies, by-products of chemical processes such as automobile exhaust, smoke, natural gas combustion, etc.

6. The core requirements of the proposal: 1. not allow the discharge of hazardous substances listed in the proposal into the cited water. 2. provide clear and reasonable warning of the listed substances, must be warned, unless the exposure level is so low that it does not pose a risk.

Lawsuits have arisen against manufacturers and retailers in a wide range of consumer products, including

Headphones

Jewelry

Cameras

Lead fishing tackle

Textiles

Paints

Sound

Nail polish

Toys

Dental fillers

Correction fluid

PVC fiber optic cable

Ceramic tableware

PVC computer peripherals

Crystal products

PVC electrical tape

Outdoor decorative glass products

PVC lunch box

Regulatory requirements:

For different products and materials, the controlled chemical substances are different and the limit value requirements are also different.

The following table shows the requirements for some of the California Proposition 65 cases:

Item

Covered Products

Substance

Limit value requirement

1

Toys and child care products

Lead

Paint and coating materials ≤90ppm
PVC materials, baby bibs less than 200ppm
Other materials less than 600ppm

O-benzene

DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIDP and DnHP less than 0.1% respectively

2

Children's jewelry

Cadmium

Less than 300ppm

3

Fashion accessories
(Clothing such as gloves and hats, bag hangings and zippers, belts, makeup luggage, luggage and ID bags, magazine or address book covers, mobile electronic device covers, eyeglass cases, footwear, handbags, wallets, coin purses, wallets, jewelry, keychain chains,)

Lead

Paint and coating materials less than 90ppm
Less than 300ppm for leather
Less than 200ppm for PVC materials
Other materials less than 300ppm

O-benzene

DEHP, DBP and BBP less than 0.1% respectively

4

Earphone cable

O-benzene

BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DNHP are less than 0.01% respectively

5

Halloween costume goods

Formaldehyde

Under 3 years old 20ppm, 3 years old and above 75ppm

6

Thermal paper and PC materials and other supplies

Bisphenol A (PBA)

Less than 200PPM for thermal paper, the limit value is different for different materials

Not to do CA65 testing in California, you need to put a warning label in a conspicuous place on the product.

Products exported to California without California CA65 standard test will cause incalculable damage to the manufacturer, then your products are not asked for, lost market, if your products are lucky to enter the other market, and did not put a warning label in a conspicuous place on the product once detected, will encounter high fines.

Testing costs:

California 65 testing costs only for product testing this section has a fee. Specific prices vary according to the complexity of the product, the cost varies.