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Cal. Health and Safety Code § 25249.6 (2026)

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Required Warning Before Exposure To Chemicals Known to Cause Cancer Or Reproductive Toxicity. No person in the course of doing business shall knowingly and intentionally expose any individual to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without first giving clear and reasonable warning to such individual, except as provided in Section 25249.10.

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Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Consum. Cause, Inc. v. Mrs. Gooch's Nat. Food Markets, Inc., 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 514 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005).
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Consum. Cause, Inc. v. Mrs. Gooch's Nat. Food Markets, Inc., 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 514 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “6 provides: “No person in the course of doing business shall knowingly and intentionally expose any individual to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without first giving clear and reasonable warning to such individual, except as provided in…”
Consum. Def. Grp. v. Rental Hous. Indus. Members, 2006 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2503 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “) If an item is on the list, Health and Safety Code section 25249.6 (the central warning provision) requires that there be no “knowing[] and intentional[]” exposure “without first giving clear and reasonable warning.”
As You Sow v. Crawford Labs., Inc., 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8592 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “” 3 Health and Safety Code section 25249.6 states, in part: “No person in the course of doing business shall knowingly and intentionally expose any individual to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without first giving clear and reasonable…”
Toxic Injuries Corp. v. Saf.-Kleen Corp., 57 F. Supp. 2d 947 (C.D. Cal. 1999). “The plaintiff claimed that defendants failed to provide adequate warnings as required under the California Health and Safety Code section 25249.”
D-Con Co., Inc. v. Allenby, 728 F. Supp. 605 (N.D. Cal. 1989). “The portion of Prop 65 at issue in this case is contained in California Health and Safety Code § 25249.”
Kids Against Pollution v. CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASS'N, 134 Cal. Rptr. 2d 373 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “[5] The first cause of action was based explicitly upon the failure to provide warnings required by Proposition 65, Health and Safety Code section 25249.6. We have no occasion to consider whether the terms of the partial settlement agreement removing this cause of action have…”
Lee v. Amazon.com, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “3d 222, 230 ), Amazon argues we cannot ignore the inclusion of “intentionally” in Health and Safety Code section 25249.6. With this much, we agree.”
Lee v. Amazon.com, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “3d 222, 230 ), Amazon argues we cannot ignore the inclusion of “intentionally” in Health and Safety Code section 25249.6. With this much, we agree.”
Consum. Advocacy Grp. v. Enchante Accessories CA2/4 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025). “2 Health and Safety Code section 25249.6 provides: “No person in the course of doing business shall knowingly and intentionally expose any individual to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without first giving clear and reasonable warning to…”
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