Cal/EPA Extends Comment Deadline for Methanol Max. Dose Level Under Prop. 65

California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
has extended the comment deadline on its proposal to establish a maximum
allowable dose level for methanol, a substance the forms naturally in fruits
and vegetables when they are prepared for consumption by methods
including slicing, chopping, pureeing, and juicing. At the request of the
Technology Sciences Group, OEHHA has extended the deadline to June 25,
2012. OEHHA added methanol to the list of chemicals known to the state to
cause reproductive toxicity (Prop. 65) in March. Additional details about the
listing and proposed dose level appear in Issue 431 of this Update. See OEHHA
News Release, May 17, 2012.