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California OEHHA Issues Notice to List Chemicals by the Labor Code Mechanism
On June 11, 2021, California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published a Notice of Intent to List Chemicals by the Labor Code Mechanism. OEHHA’s proposed listing includes Methyl Acrylate (MA) and 2-Ethylhexyl Acrylate (2-EHA). This listing is “ministerial” and is based solely on the IARC Group 2B classifications for these substances. BAMM strongly believes that the IARC classifications for MA, 2-EHA as well as Ethyl Acrylate are erroneous and misleading, and are based on poor science and a flawed process. For example, IARC did not take into account the high dosage and associated corrosion effects in certain studies or the genetic deficiencies in the animals used for other studies. In short, the observed tumors in animal studies are not relevant to humans. Therefore, BAMM believes an IARC Group 2B listing (and Proposition 65 listing) is inappropriate, unwarranted and misleading. BAMM Comments