Warning: Reading this post is known to the State of California to cause. . .

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What does warning label from California really mean?  . . . "Many consumers have seen a label that says, "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer." Just how much danger, if any, does the product pose?

"Sheryn Daugherty was quite pleased with her new pair of hiking pants until she read the label saying they contain a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects.

" 'I instantly thought well, why would this even be on the market?" she said.

Daugherty bought the pants in Utah. Why would the state of California have anything to say about what material is used?

" 'One of my friends just joked and said, 'Don't wear them in California and you're good,'" Daugherty said.

"She asked why California apparently is the only state that requires this sort of warning. If a product is dangerous there it's dangerous everywhere, right?

"The warning stems from California's ballot initiative, Proposition 65, passed back in 1986. It requires anyone who manufactures or distributes a product sold in California that contains a material on a list of some 800 chemicals to include a warning label.

"We put her question to Steven Christiansen, an attorney who was practicing environmental law in California when Prop. 65 passed.

" 'They have the authority to impose a fine up to $2,500 per day for violations," he said." . . .

US judge blocks weed-killer warning label in California  . . . "Glyphosate is not restricted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and has been widely used since 1974 to kill weeds while leaving crops and other plants alive." . . .

What does California know that you don’t?  If you wanted to crusade against something without actually doing anything, just propose putting warning labels on stuff. How about one at the San Francisco city limits warning the sidewalks and alleys are known to contain hazardous medical waste? TD

California could require cancer warning labels on coffee at Starbucks, other retailers  . . . "Although the case has been percolating in the courts since 2010, it has gotten little attention." . . .

20 Ridiculously Stupid Warning Labels! Silly breeds silly and these labels are stupid because of the idiotic tort laws in this nation.