U.S. – July 2025 California Proposition 65 – 60-Day Notices Analysis

Vol. 1490 | 07 Sep 2025

In July 2025, there were 623 60-day notices for violation of Prop 65, of which 39% of the notices (240 notices) served were for the category of Lead, 8% of notices (53 notices) were served for the presence of Phthalates, 53% of the notices (330) were for the presence of other chemicals.

The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly referred to as Proposition 65 (Prop 65), is enforced by the California Attorney General’s office or any district attorney or certain city attorneys or by any individual acting in the public interest. Prop 65 requires that an individual acting in the public interest, to enforce the Act give notice of the impending action to the person alleged to be committing the violation, along with the Attorney General, district attorneys and certain city attorneys in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The notice must be sent to these parties no less than 60 days before commencing the action; thus, this notice is commonly referred to as the “60-day Notice of Violation”.

In July 2025, there were 623 60-day notices for violation of Prop 65, of which 39% of the notices (240 notices) served were for the category of Lead, 8% of notices (53 notices) were served for the presence of Phthalates, 53% of the notices (330) were for the presence of other chemicals.

Among the reported notices, in the category of bags and cases, there were 12 notices for the presence of Phthalates. Noticeably, in this category, there was also 1 notice issued for the presence of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in icebags. Externally decorated glass and ceramics had 22 notices for the presence of Lead. In the category of footwear, there were 2 notices issued for the presence of Phthalates. In the category of hardware, there were 5 notices issued for the presence of Lead, and 3 notices issued for the presence of Phthalates.

The beauty and personal care category had 5 notices for the presence of other chemicals such as Diethanolamine in various products such as creams, toothpaste, creams, bodywash etc. There were 2 notices issued for the presence of lead in toothpastes.

In the category of gloves, there was 1 notice issued for the presence of Hexavalent Chromium, and 2 notices issued for the presence of phthalates. There was 1 notice issued for the presence of Phthalates in apparel such as shorts, and 12 notices issued for the presence of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in shirts, shorts, scrubs and swim hats.

There were 249 notices issued for the presence of Bisphenol S (BPS) in receipts, and 1 notice for the presence of Bisphenol S (BPS) in labels and stickers. Noticeably, there was 1 notice issued for the presence of Lead in candle holders with exterior designs.  

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