An NOV was filed on behalf of the Center for Advanced Public Awareness to Kmart Corporation and Almar Sales Co., Inc.. on "Expressions Lip Gloss" for containing Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in excess of the maximum allowable dose limit established by OEHHA (The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment). DEHP is listed by OEEHA as both carcinogenic and as a hormone disruptor.
As previously stated, the Center for Advanced Public Awareness (CAPA) is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of each and every person living in the state of California. It is a non-profit for the public benefit as defined in IRC Section 501(c)(3).
Proposition 65 became law in November 1986, when it was approved by the voters in California. The official name of Proposition 65 is the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
To learn more about Prop 65, avail yourself of the Califonia Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
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