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CA Prop 65 Warnings?
Anyone know if/where it is possible to get more info on the Prop 65 Warnings on certain products? I was about to purchase the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner (robot kind of like a Roomba) when I noticed the warning for California residents: "Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm."
I'd really like more details. If it only applies to the cleaning fluid or something, that's not a problem as I'm going to use water and vinegar anyway. Is there a way to find out if I am in danger if I handle it or smell it, or only if I, say, break it open (like a CFL)? I really wouldn't expect that handling a little robot would expose me to any more dangerous chemicals than, say, typing at my plastic keyboard...
Re: CA Prop 65 Warnings?
According to the Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment, the manufacturer is the only one who can tell you why the product has a Prop 65 warning. http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65/p65faq.html (There is also a list of chemicals at that site.)
My thought, though, is that it is probably due to the electronics inside...leaded wiring jackets, solder on the circuit boards (if it is lead-based instead of silver), and batteries come to mind.
The Prop 65 warning is almost everyone in California. We lived in the Bay Area for 5 years and I remember it was outside apartment complexes, shopping centers, restaurants, anywhere you can imagine. I remember the first time we saw it we were really worried.
I don't remember the specifics about the Prop anymore, but my husband and I did research it. I think we concluded that most places in the country could be required to most a similar warning sign. Not saying this is the right answer, but when we lived there it was unavoidable to not be somewhere or buy things without this warning.