2022年4月5日,美國加州環境健康危害評估辦公室 (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, 簡稱OEHHA) 發布了一份通知,提議對之前修訂的加州65法案第6章 “清晰和合理的警告標簽 – 簡短警告標簽” 做進一步修訂。最新的提議取消了對產品使用簡短警告標簽的限制,并保留了列出化學品毒性的要求。
OEHHA于2021年1月首次提議修訂簡短警告標簽,經過公眾意見征詢后,該提案于2021年12月進行了修訂。基于2021年12月后收到的公眾意見對簡短警告標簽進行了第二次修訂。
以下是最新通知中提議的修訂摘要:
要求
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擬修訂內容
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標簽尺寸
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刪除了簡短警告標簽的尺寸和包裝形狀限制。即簡短警告標簽可以在任何尺寸的產品上使用,無論包裝尺寸和形狀。
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字體大小
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刪除了警告標簽字體大小必須與消費者信息最大字體相同的要求。使用簡短警告標簽時字體大小至少要 6 磅的現有規定保持不變。
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語言
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警告語從“…exposes you to…”更改為“…can exposure you
to…”
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生效日期
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法案生效日期從修訂案生效后一年更新為兩年。讓企業有足夠的時間對簡短警告標簽進行更改。
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根據當前的提議(包括 2021 年 1 月 8 日和 2021 年 12 月 13 日的修訂內容),簡短警告標簽示例如下:
含致癌毒性物質簡短警告標簽示例:
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Cancer risk from exposure to [NAME OF
CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER] - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
or
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Can expose you to [NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN
TO CAUSE CANCER], a carcinogen - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
含生殖毒性物質簡短警告標簽示例:
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Risk of reproductive harm from exposure to
[NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY] - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
or
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Can expose you to [NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN
TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY], a reproductive toxicant - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
含致癌毒性物質和生殖毒性物質簡短警告標簽示例:
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Cancer risk from [NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN TO
CAUSE CANCER] and of reproductive harm from exposure to [NAME OF CHEMICAL
KNOWN TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY] - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
or
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Can expose you to [NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN
TO CAUSE CANCER], a carcinogen, and [NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY], a reproductive toxicant - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
對于一個化學物質同時具備致癌毒性和生殖毒性的簡短警告標簽示例:
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Cancer risk and reproductive harm from
[NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY]
exposure - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
or
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WARNING [OR CA WARNING
OR CALIFORNIA WARNING]: Can expose you to [NAME OF CHEMICAL KNOWN
TO CAUSE CANCER AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY], a carcinogen and reproductive
toxicant - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov