U.S. – December 2025 California Proposition 65 – 60-Day Notices Analysis

Vol. 1516 | 22 Jan 2026

In December 2025, there were 403 60-day notices for violation of Prop 65, of which 66.75% of the notices (269 notices) served were for the category of Lead, 12.9% of notices (52 notices) were served for the presence of Phthalates, 20.1% of the notices (81) were for the presence of other chemicals, and 0.25% of the notices (1 notice) for the combined presence of Lead and Phthalates.

The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly referred to as Proposition 65 (Prop 65), is enforced by the California Attorney General’s office or any district attorney or certain city attorneys or by any individual acting in the public interest. Prop 65 requires that an individual acting in the public interest, to enforce the Act give notice of the impending action to the person alleged to be committing the violation, along with the Attorney General, district attorneys and certain city attorneys in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The notice must be sent to these parties no less than 60 days before commencing the action; thus, this notice is commonly referred to as the “60-day Notice of Violation”.

In December 2025, there were 403 60-day notices for violation of Prop 65, of which 66.75% of the notices (269 notices) served were for the category of Lead, 12.9% of notices (52 notices) were served for the presence of Phthalates, 20.1% of the notices (81) were for the presence of other chemicals, and 0.25% of the notices (1 notice) for the combined presence of Lead and Phthalates.

Among the reported notices, in the category of bags and cases, there were 17 notices for the presence of Phthalates, 2 notices for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and 1 notice for Bisphenol A (BPA). Externally decorated glass and ceramics had 26 notices for the presence of Lead. In the category of footwear, there was 1 notice issued for the presence of Phthalates, and 1 notice for the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA). Notably, there was 1 notice issued for the presence of Lead in magnifying glass necklace.

The beauty and personal care category had 4 notices for the presence of other chemicals such as Diethanolamine and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), Titanium Dioxide in various products such as dental floss, face masks, foaming washes, soap, shaving gel etc. There was 1 notice issued for the presence of Lead in sunscreen.

In the category of gloves, there were 2 notices issued—one for the presence of Hexavalent Chromium and another for the presence of Phthalates. There was 1 notice issued for the presence of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in shirts. There were 22 notices issued for the presence of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in jackets, bags, shower curtains, personal accessories, durable nursery products and pet products.

There were 15 notices issued for the presence of Bisphenol S (BPS) in receipts. Further, there were 2 notices issued for the presence of Bisphenol A (BPA) in bags and cases, as well as footwear.

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