Food Industry May Challenge OEHHA Risk Level For Prop. 65 Chemical

A coalition of food industry organizations may soon challenge a proposed "no significant risk level" (NSRL) for a chemical by the health hazard office, potentially claiming that the threshold will force Proposition 65 warning labels on countless products. The industry failed in recent years to prevent the office from listing the chemical, 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), as a carcinogen under Prop. 65. The risk level is considered significant because it involves a chemical that is created during the preparation of food, which...