Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase. Please see the California state government official website for more information.
California Proposition 65
Proposition 65 entitles California consumers to warnings for products that contain chemicals known to California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm if those products expose consumers to such chemicals above certain threshold levels.Superior Fruit Equipment provides the following warning for products linked to this page:WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Additionally, for certain products sold by Superior Fruit Equipment, we also provide the following warnings based upon California law:
For Tools - California requires the following notice:
WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are:
- lead from lead-based paints
- crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products
- arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber.
Your risk from exposure to these chemicals varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure, work in a well-ventilated area and with approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
