<P> In externally decorated glassware the cadmium and lead content are limited, with lower concentrations permitted for the lip or rim region . Lead content is also restricted in ceramic ware with exterior decorations, booster cables, and safety pins in varying concentrations . In the case of safety pins the preliminary limit is 300 ppm for 2012, but a much lower limit of 100 ppm will come into force in 2013 . For the grips of hand tools the content of lead and certain phthalates are restricted . Various specific phthalates are also restricted in varying concentrations in notepads with vinyl coverings, purses, slippers, flip flops with rhinestones and similar plastic footwear, ear buds and headsets, and exercise / fitness mats . Restriction on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is defined for smoothing solution products, and in this case a specific warning is mandatory in the material safety data sheets if the product releases detectable amounts of formaldehyde . </P> <P> Proposition 65 requires that the governor revise and republish at least once per year the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity . </P>

The safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act of 1986