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Prop 65The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added three pesticides to the Proposition 65 lists.

 

The three commonly used Pesticides are:

 

 

    • Malathion (CAS No. 121-75-5): Is an organophosphate insecticide that is used in agriculture, residential insect control, public health programs, and residential landscaping.

 

 

 

 

 

    • Tetrachlorvinphos (CAS No. 22248-79-9): Is an organophosphate insecticide that is mainly found in dermal and feed-through insect control treatment for livestock and is used to kill both ticks and fleas.

 

 

 

 

 

    • Parathion (CAS No. 56-38-2): Is an organophosphate insecticide that is primarily used on plants containing cotton, vegetables, fruit, wheat, and nuts.

 

 

 

 

These three pesticides will require a Prop 65 warning starting May 20, 2017.