California Proposition 65 (Prop 65)

You are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including the warning requirements mandated by California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65). For all existing and new product listings, you must:

Determine if the product needs a Prop 65 warning.
Provide Amazon with the correct Prop 65 warning using the instructions on this page (and not in any other way, such as by email).
Contact Selling Partner Support if a court requires you to provide a custom Prop 65 warning for your product.
Provide us with the Prop 65 warning you received from the manufacturer of the product, if you are not the manufacturer of the product you are listing.
Not provide us with any warning materials such as labels, labeling, shelf signs, or tags to display with your product unless we otherwise instruct you to do so in writing.
Provide Prop 65 warnings for any applicable child SKUs. If you provide a Prop 65 warning on a parent SKU, you will receive an error message and the submission will fail.

Note: If you received an email from Amazon Product Compliance asking you to update certain listings, please follow the instructions included in the email. If your listings do not require a warning, no further action is required from you.

More information on Prop 65

Proposition 65, officially the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is a California law that requires warnings be provided to California consumers when they will be exposed to chemicals identified by California as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. The warnings are intended to help California consumers make informed decisions about their exposures to these chemicals from the products they use. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) administers the Proposition 65 program and publishes the listed chemicals, which includes more than 850 chemicals. In August 2016, OEHHA adopted new regulations, effective on August 30, 2018, which change the information required in Proposition 65 warnings.

How to provide Prop 65 warnings for your new and existing products

Use the methods below to provide Prop 65 warnings when creating single or multiple listings in Seller Central.

When creating a single listing in Seller Central:

Go to Inventory and select Add a Product.
Click Create a new product listing.
Go to the Compliance tab and select the appropriate California Proposition 65 Warning Type and, if needed, the associated California Proposition 65 Chemical Name(s). See the table below for the Warning Types and an explanation of the warning that will be displayed with each Warning Type.

Creating multiple listings in Seller Central

Go to Inventory and select Add Products via Upload.
Select the applicable product classifications and generate an advanced template.
In the template, you will find the California Proposition 65 attributes under the Compliance group. Select the appropriate California Proposition 65 Warning Type and, if applicable, the associated California Proposition 65 Chemical Name(s).

Important: If you use custom feeds to create your listings, you must supplement those listings' information and use either method above to add Prop 65 warning information.

California Proposition 65 warning types

California Proposition 65 warning type	Warning that will be displayed
Food	Warning Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer and [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.
Furniture	Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals known to cause cancer, name of one or more chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity, or name of one or more chemicals known to cause both cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/furniture.
Chemical	For exposures to chemicals that cause cancer: Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/. For exposures to chemicals that cause reproductive toxicity: Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/. For exposures to different chemicals that cause cancer and reproductive toxicity: Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer, and [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/. For exposures to chemicals that cause both cancer and reproductive toxicity: Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/.

California Proposition 65 warning type

Warning that will be displayed

Food

Warning Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer and [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.

Furniture

Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals known to cause cancer, name of one or more chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity, or name of one or more chemicals known to cause both cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/furniture.

Chemical

For exposures to chemicals that cause cancer:

Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/.

For exposures to chemicals that cause reproductive toxicity:

Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/.

For exposures to different chemicals that cause cancer and reproductive toxicity:

Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer, and [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/.

For exposures to chemicals that cause both cancer and reproductive toxicity:

Warning This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/.

If your product has one of the following on-product warnings printed on or affixed to the product or its container or wrapper, then you must select one of the following warning types and you may not select a Chemical Name:

California Proposition 65 warning type	Warning that will be displayed
On Product Cancer	Warning: Cancer – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
On Product Reproductive	Warning: Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
On Product Combined Cancer and Reproductive	Warning: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/

If your product is an Alcoholic Beverage, Raw Wood, a Passenger or Off-road Vehicle, a Recreational Vessel, or includes a Diesel Engine, then you must select the relevant warning type and you may not select a Chemical Name:

California Proposition 65 warning type	Warning that will be displayed
Alcoholic Beverage	Warning: Drinking distilled spirits, beer, coolers, wine and other alcoholic beverages may increase cancer risk, and, during pregnancy, can cause birth defects. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/alcoholic-beverages.
Raw Wood	Warning: Drilling, sawing, sanding or machining wood products can expose you to wood dust, a substance known to the State of California to cause cancer. Avoid inhaling wood dust or use a dust mask or other safeguards for personal protection. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/wood.
Passenger or Off-road Vehicle	Warning: Operating, servicing and maintaining a passenger vehicle or off-road vehicle can expose you to chemicals including engine exhaust, carbon monoxide, phthalates, and lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. To minimize exposure, avoid breathing exhaust, do not idle the engine except as necessary, service your vehicle in a well-ventilated area and wear gloves or wash your hands frequently when servicing your vehicle. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/passenger-vehicle
Recreational Vessel	Warning: Operating, servicing and maintaining a recreational marine vessel can expose you to chemicals including engine exhaust, carbon monoxide, phthalates, and lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. To minimize exposure, avoid breathing exhaust, service your vessel in a well-ventilated area and wear gloves or wash your hands frequently when servicing this vessel. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/marine
Diesel Engine	Warning: Breathing diesel engine exhaust exposes you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Always start and operate the engine in a well-ventilated area. If in an enclosed area, vent the exhaust to the outside. Do not modify or tamper with the exhaust system. Do not idle the engine except as necessary. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/diesel

Additional information on Prop 65 Warnings is available at the links below:

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