Proposition 65

“’The Right Chemistry’ on what’s wrong with Prop 65,” By American Council on Science and Health.
We try not to think too much about California’s Proposition 65, the 1986 law that purports to protect individuals from knowingly touching anything that may be theoretically associated with cancer or developmental problems. It just raises our blood pressure. However, we’d be remiss not to point our readers toward Dr. Joe Schwarz’s excellent take on this misguided law (which has now expanded to cover over 800 substances). On a recent episode of his radio program, “The Right Chemistry,” the McGill University professor of chemistry looks closely at the scientific fallacies that run through California’s blanket application of the precautionary principle. As Dr. Schwarz explains it: … Read the full article in ACSH Dispatch.