Label your products accurately and comply with California Prop65 regulations
Compliance Service EnquiryWhat is California Proposition 65?
Proposition 65 is also known as Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986..
It requires businesses to warn Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that causecancer,birth defects,and other reproductive harm.
Challenges with Prop65 regulations?
Identifying the risk exposure from growing list of chemicals (currently it is 900+)
Work with supply chain to capture the parts needing attention from prop65 perspective
Keep a watch & respond quickly to any changes in prop65 regulations
Analyzing and fulfilling the need for Prop65 warning labels
How do you comply with California Prop65?
Every product needs a special testing to find out if it needs a warning label or not.
Warning label is placed on a product stating it ‘may cause cancer or reproductive harm’.
Prop65 Compliance Services
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Assessing areas of risk and providing compliance strategies
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Impact assessment for new regulations or regulation changes
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Supply chain analysis and collection of declarations
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Identify warning label requirements
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Chemical testing analysis with APA’s third parties
Automate Prop65 complaince with Greencheck Software
Our software is a powerful tool supporting our customers in meeting both their Prop65 requirements with guaranteed quality & security.
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Secure, ISO 27001 ready,cloud software
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Multi-user, role based access
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Latest Prop65 chemicals list built-in
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Intuitive, easy to use supplier surveys (CoC)
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Supplier coordination, data acquisition and analysis
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Dashboard with detailed reports and statistics
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Manage data in Excel and IPC formats
FAQs for GreenCheck
What is GreenCheck software?
APA's in house software for checking compliance with Proposition 65
How APA can help us with supplier follow-up?
Our software has an in-built 'Supplier Management' feature with which we can track the supplier
Where can I find BOM template?
Our software tool has an in-built BOM template file read to download
Can I access the GreenCheck software?
Yes,APA will provide the license to customer,if they wish to access
Does APA track the Prop65 by Item or Supplier level?
APA's software track the Prop65 at both item and Supplier levels.
How the substance lists are maintained?
The latest Prop65 chemical lists are regularly updated within the software.
Wish to comply with Prop65 regulations?
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California Prop65 Proposed New Amendments and Business Impact
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FAQ
What does a warning label mean?
If a warning is placed on a product label or posted or distributed at a workplace, a business, or in rental housing, the business issuing the warning is aware or believes that it is exposing individuals to one or more listed chemicals.
What types of chemicals are on the Prop65 list?
The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products, food, drugs, dyes, or solvents. Listed chemicals may also be used in manufacturing and construction, or may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust.
Does APA have a process for assessing (lab) exposures to Proposition 65 substances contained in our products?
Yes, APA has a tie-up with third party labs.
What are the penalties for violating Proposition 65?
Penalties for violating Proposition 65 by failing to provide notices can be as high as $2,500 per violation per day.
Does APA have expertise to determine the required label warnings, exemptions for compliance?
Yes, the APA expertise help our customers with labelling.
How APA can help with Proposition 65 knowledge to our suppliers?
APA will do a webinar/con-call with the suppliers to educate them on California Prop65.