Why are some chemicals known only to the state of California to cause cancer?

Question

How is California different from any other state when it comes to chemicals and cancer?

This notice can be found on paint cans, solvents, etc. I'm not worried for my own health, or worried at all for that matter. I just want to know why California is listed on the label and not other states.

Answer 1

All states, some counties, and the Federal government have standards for what is a cancer-causing level of a particular chemical.

A California law known as "Prop 65" requires that any product sold in the state or manufactured or even imported THROUGH the state be labeled if the state deems it to contain cancer causing chemicals.

Since California is a major port, industrial state, and has the largest population (over 10 per cent of the US total), most manufacturers find it more cost effective to print the required Prop. 65 warning on ALL products rather than risk a lawsuit.

Answer 2

There are few food additives that have caused cancer in mice, and most have been taken off the market. Stop worrying about chemicals causing cancer and worry more about your heredity.

Answer 3

:)) Don't get confused.
Scientific data are common knowledge.
For a state to declare, that a chemical causes cancer is not a scientific question, it is a political/economic one.
Not one state will allow a chemical to widely distributed, if it is SEVERELY and SURELY increases cancer risk.

Answer 4

It isn't actually. Everything has a chemical that can cause cancer in them. Especially processed foods.