Instruction Manual for LA4 with 1.0.X Firmware ā REV A Page 44
California Proposition 65 Statement
Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,
was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects the state's
drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to cause cancer, birth
defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to inform Californians about
exposures to such chemicals.
More information about California Proposition 65 is available at:
www.p65warnings.ca.gov
Proposition 65 requires the state to maintain and update a list of chemicals known to the state
to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.
This list is much more extensive than the 10 substances regulated by RoHS 3. It is quite likely
that some Prop 65 substances exist in products that fully comply with the RoHS directives.
Furthermore, RoHS 3 regulates the concentration of 10 substances but does not attempt to
regulate exposure levels of these 10 substances. In general, lower concentrations will result in
lower exposure levels. RoHS 3 minimizes exposure by reducing these 10 substances to very low
levels. In contrast, Prop 65 sets exposure limits for how much of these and other toxins will be
absorbed, ingested, or inhaled when the product is used. Unfortunately, actual exposure is a
function of how the product is used, misused and disposed.
Due to the large number of components in electronic devices and the fact that these are
supplied from many different manufacturers, we must assume that one or more components
contain levels of Prop 65 substances that the State of California deems harmful even though
these components meet requirements of the RoHS directives.
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