The Proposition 65 List

Current Proposition 65 List

The current Proposition 65 list is available on-line below, as a pdf or Excel download or through WestLaw. The Excel document also includes the listing mechanism for each chemical listing and the safe harbor level, if one has been adopted. A hyperlink is provided for those chemicals for which the basis for listing documentation is available electronically.

What types of chemicals are on the Proposition 65 list?

The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that are known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products, food, drugs, dyes, or solvents. Listed chemicals may also be used in manufacturing and construction, or they may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust. Learn how chemicals are added to the list.

Proposition 65 List

Chemical Name Type of Toxicity (Date Listed) Basis for Listing
Abiraterone acetate
  • Developmental Toxicity (04/08/2016)
  • Female Reproductive Toxicity (04/08/2016)
  • Male Reproductive Toxicity (04/08/2016)
  • FR
  • FR
  • FR
Acetaldehyde
  • Cancer (04/01/1988)
  • SQE
Acetamide
  • Cancer (01/01/1990)
  • AB-IARC
Acetazolamide
  • Developmental Toxicity (08/20/1999)
  • FR
Acetochlor
  • Cancer (01/01/1989)
  • SQE
Acetohydroxamic Acid
  • Developmental Toxicity (04/01/1990)
  • FR
2-Acetylaminofluorene
  • Cancer (07/01/1987)
  • SQE
Acifluorfen Sodium
  • Cancer (01/01/1990)
  • AB-US EPA
Acrylamide
  • Cancer (01/01/1990)
  • Developmental Toxicity (02/25/2011)
  • Male Reproductive Toxicity (02/25/2011)
  • AB-IARC
  • AB-US EPA
  • AB-NTP-CERHR
  • AB-NTP-CERHR
Acrylonitrile
  • Cancer (07/01/1987)
  • FR
Actinomycin D
  • Cancer (02/22/2013)
  • Developmental Toxicity (10/01/1992)
  • FR
  • FR
Aflatoxins
  • Cancer (01/01/1988)
  • SQE
Alachlor
  • Cancer (01/01/1989)
  • SQE
Alcoholic Beverages, when associated with alcohol abuse
  • Cancer (07/01/1988)
  • SQE
Aldrin
  • Cancer (07/01/1988)
  • SQE
All-trans Retinoic Acid
  • Developmental Toxicity (01/01/1989)
  • SQE
Aloe Vera, non-decolorized whole leaf extract
  • Cancer (12/04/2015)
  • LC
α-Methyl styrene (alpha-Methylstyrene)
  • Cancer (11/02/2012)
  • Female Reproductive Toxicity (07/29/2011)
  • LC
  • LC
Alprazolam
  • Developmental Toxicity (07/01/1990)
  • FR
Altretamine
  • Developmental Toxicity (08/20/1999)
  • Male Reproductive Toxicity (08/20/1999)
  • FR
  • FR

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