New California Proposition 65 Safe Harbor Warning Option for Acrylamide in Food Products

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) approved an additional safe harbor warning option for products that cause significant exposure to acrylamide in food products.

Summary:

• OEHHA has amended Title 27, California Code of Regulations 25607.2(b), by adding an additional safe harbor warning option for food products that pose exposure to acrylamide. 
• Effective date: January 1, 2025.
•  25607.2. Food Exposure Warnings are updated as follows, now providing two options. Note: The new option is (2) below:
  •  1. The words “WARNING:” or “CA WARNING:” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING:” in all capital letters and bold print, followed by the words, “Consuming this product can expose you to acrylamide, a probable human carcinogen formed in some foods during cooking or processing at high temperatures. Many factors affect your cancer risk, including the frequency and amount of the chemical consumed. For more information including ways to reduce your exposure, see www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/acrylamide.”  
  • 2. The words “WARNING:” or “CA WARNING” or “CALIFORNIA WARNING:” in all capital letters and bold print, followed by the language in subsections (A) and (B). Optional language in subsection (C) may be added. “United States” may be abbreviated as “US” and the words “Environmental Protection Agency” as “EPA". 
    • (A) The words, “Consuming this product can expose you to acrylamide,” or the words “Consuming this product can expose you to acrylamide, a chemical formed in some foods during cooking or processing at high temperatures.” 
    • (B) At least one of the following sentences: 
      • (i) “The International Agency for Research on Cancer has found that acrylamide is probably carcinogenic to humans.” 
      • (ii) “The United States Environmental Protection Agency has found that acrylamide is likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” 
      • (iii) “The United States National Toxicology Program has found that acrylamide is reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans.” 
    • (C) The content in (A) and (B) may be followed by one or more of the following sentences: 
      • (i) “Acrylamide has been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals.” 
      • (ii) “Many factors affect your cancer risk, including the frequency and amount of the chemical consumed.” 
      • (iii) “For more information including ways to reduce your exposure, see www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/acrylamide.”

Related Links:
Safe Harbor Warnings for Acrylamide Exposure from Food - OEHHA
Regulatory Text of Acrylamide Warning

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