Prop 65 Warnings

Discussions center on the use, effectiveness, and ubiquity of health warning labels on products, particularly California's Proposition 65 notices for cancer-causing chemicals and other risks.

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zachguo Jun 13, 2019 View on HN

Better put a legal notice about potential health implications, or you may get into troubles.

foota Jun 11, 2023 View on HN

Sounds like they don't want people to die from their product.

seanmcdirmid Mar 13, 2022 View on HN

Reminds me of California’s prop 65: everywhere and on everything you can buy there is a warning that the place/thing could cause cancer. Technically true, but the information isn’t actionable because it is so broad.

Tempest1981 Jul 10, 2023 View on HN

Time for a "California-Prop-65"-like warning on those products?

pjc50 Dec 1, 2022 View on HN

"This product is known to the state of California to cause cancer" : so what?

protomyth Oct 13, 2017 View on HN

You forgot “WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”

bpbp-mango Jan 7, 2023 View on HN

Yes, no one should be buying it... but a lot of people are. Let's reduce their health risk if we can

gruez Aug 27, 2025 View on HN

or end up like california prop 65 warnings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_California_Proposition_65

fzeroracer May 22, 2019 View on HN

Not to be a jerk, but you really should do a bit of research before you make claims that no one would use it.There was a large HN discussion not too long ago about the fact that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder contained asbestos [1]The free market doesn't really work in this case because issues as a result of known carcinogens, asbestos etc can take decades to show up. By the time that happens, the executives in charge might've already changed, the company might be dead

striking Jun 27, 2017 View on HN

If everything has a warning on it, what's the point?