![]() For this reason, it is also important for our dealers to leave these warning labels on when shipping to customers in California. ![]() Many of our larger customers also store products in central warehouses and ship into California. While the warning label is only required for items sold to California, Duramax manufactures and stores many items without knowing where these items may be shipped. Further, the exact wording on the label is mandated by California law to read, “This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.” Under California law, there is a risk of large fines for not warning consumers and therefore, the specified warning label is placed on all products Duramax sells. ![]() As there is always a chance of these or other substances listed on Proposition 65 being present in our products, we are forced to include Proposition 65 warnings on all of our products. Some of the substances found on the Prop 65 list of potentially harmful materials include wood dust, Nickel. You will find the Proposition 65 label on such everyday items as balsamic vinegar, boots and shoes, and prepackaged firewood. The Proposition 65 Warning Label is required by law on all products that may contain any of these ingredients and materials. Many of the 900+ chemicals and substances are common ingredients and materials found in a variety of household goods such as lotions, jewelry, lamps, lead crystal glasses, automobiles, and furniture. There are officially over 900 ingredients and chemicals on the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) list of carcinogen or reproductive toxicants. However, since 1986 the scope of the law has grown to include such common substances as Nickel, Wood dust, PVC, Titanium Dioxide. Proposition 65, officially named the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, was passed into law in 1986 by the state of California with the original intent of protecting drinking water sources from chemical contamination. ![]() We have always protected the health of our associates and the environment, not because of any law or award, or recognition, but because it is the right thing to do. As a business operating in Southern California, our owners, managers, and employees live and work in the community where we make our products. At Duramax we take the safety and health of our employees and our customers very seriously. ![]()
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