OEHHA Postpones Meeting on Listing Acetaminophen as Proposition 65 Carcinogen
Amid numerous public comments opposing the proposed listing of acetaminophen as a Proposition 65 carcinogen, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has cancelled the December 5, 2019 public meeting at which the Cancer Identification Committee (CIC) was to review scientific studies and vote on the proposed listing. OEHHA has opened a new public comment period on the proposed listing, which closes on January 27, 2020, and intends to reschedule the CIC meeting after that. OEHHA first announced that acetaminophen was being considered for listing on September 20, 2019, at which point the first public comment period opened.…