Ahhh...Remember the old days in CA when 'sweet and low' and 'Equal' had to have a cancer warning; i do. They were part of this Prop 65 warning efforts that Grow More has been bound to for some time.
Well the sweetner companies greased enough wheels to get the state to 'De-list' Saccharin from the chemical list that requires warnings back in 2003, yet since 88' it was on there.
Grow More gets this question a couple times a day and I'm glad that I can hopefully somewhat set the record straight on it. The propositions intention of protecting consumers has been lost due to frivolous lawsuits that corner businesses into placing a warning label on the product (or placed at the business) without any proof from the plaintiff who brings about the lawsuit. The good news is that CA Governor Jerry Brown has just signed into law a modification of the Prop 65 and will FINALLY allow Grow More to remove the warning off of the label. Unfortunately the current stock of labels will be exhausted, and at which point they are reordered for print the warning will be removed.
Prop. 65 lawsuit bill helps businesses - SFGate
Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or workplaces, or that are released into the environment. By providing this information, Proposition 65 enables Californians to make informed decisions about protecting themselves from exposure to these chemicals.
The list contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that are known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. These chemicals 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 they may be byproducts of chemical processes, such as motor vehicle exhaust.
Businesses are required to provide a
"clear and reasonable" warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing anyone to a listed chemical. This warning can be given by a variety of means, such as by labeling a consumer product, posting signs at the workplace, distributing notices at a rental housing complex, or publishing notices in a newspaper. Once a chemical is listed, businesses have 12 months to comply with warning requirements. If a warning is placed on a product label or posted or distributed at the workplace, a business, or in rental housing, the business issuing the warning is aware or believes that one or more listed chemicals is present. By law, a warning must be given for listed chemicals unless exposure is low enough to pose no significant risk of cancer or is significantly below levels observed to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. A business has "safe harbor" from Proposition 65 warning requirements or discharge prohibitions if exposure to a chemical occurs at or below these levels. These safe harbor levels consist of No Significant Risk Levels for chemicals listed as causing cancer and Maximum Allowable Dose Levels for chemicals listed as causing birth defects or other reproductive harm. OEHHA has established over 300 safe harbor levels to date and continues to develop more levels for listed chemicals.
We are currently reviewing all of the chemicals that are in the "safeHarbor" zone as levels for the chemicals listed were just updated with the bill signed by Gov. Brown in Oct 2013. After some routine filings the label warnings should be off for good...I know that answer was a little long winded but I figured that it was important to put it out there. For those who say their other nutrients don't say that; most likely it means that these companies haven't been hit with a 'frivolous' lawsuit that has prompted the company to add the warning. Unfortunately, we have and the burden-of-proof for the plaintiff is almost non-existent to bring about a suit and as such has resulted in numerous people trying to take advantage of loopholes in our judicial and legal system....ahhhhhhh ok I'm done for now!@! Hahahaha let me know if there's anything real specific anyone would like to know...