Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals can be in the products that Californians purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment. By requiring that this information be provided, Proposition 65 enables Californians to make informed decisions about their exposures to these chemicals.
Proposition 65 also prohibits California businesses from knowingly discharging significant amounts of listed chemicals into sources of drinking water.
Proposition 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 900 chemicals since it was first published in 1987.
Proposition 65 became law in November 1986, when California voters approved it by a 63-37 percent margin. The official name of Proposition 65 is the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
Omcan has chosen to provide a warning based on its knowledge about the presence of one or more listed chemicals without attempting to evaluate the level of exposure. Products on the Omcan website may be below the Proposition 65 exposure levels of concern or could even be zero. However, due to the size and range of our products and out of an abundance of caution, Omcan has elected to place the Proposition 65 warning notification on all its products.
For more information, go to www.p65warnings.ca.gov or https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65
For over seven decades, Omcan has delivered quality products and services to the North American food service industry. Today we are proud to offer over 6,500 globally sourced food equipment and smallwares, to help our customers prepare, cook and serve. We have a robust distribution network and a great inventory of products across our 3 distribution centers.
