Plan to Improve Prop 65 Warnings Praised By Health Advocates, Criticized by Business

A proposal to improve public warnings required under Proposition 65, California’s landmark right-to-know law, has won high marks from environmental advocates, but heavy criticism from business and industry groups.

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment posted the comments on the “pre-regulatory’’ document on its website June 18.

Released in March, the document is a move to implement reforms Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has sought for Proposition 65, the voter-approved Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, to make the law more effective and reduce unnecessary litigation 89 DEN A-19, 5/8/13, 89 DER A-31, 5/8/13, 37 CRR 550, 5/13/13, 28 TXLR 534, 5/9/13