03-03-2015, 05:32 AM
Go to ACE or Home Depot and see if you can find anything on the shelf that doesn't have a Prop65 warning.
This is simple market forces at work. Manufacturers want to sell their product in all 50 states, so they comply with all labeling requirements.
When California had stricter emissions requirements than the rest of the US (another lengthy court battle, there) the automakers actually created two versions of every car, one "CA-emissions" and one "49-state". Because the required equipment was expensive, it was worth bothering with a separate model; adding the Prop65 warning to a label is effectively free.
This is simple market forces at work. Manufacturers want to sell their product in all 50 states, so they comply with all labeling requirements.
When California had stricter emissions requirements than the rest of the US (another lengthy court battle, there) the automakers actually created two versions of every car, one "CA-emissions" and one "49-state". Because the required equipment was expensive, it was worth bothering with a separate model; adding the Prop65 warning to a label is effectively free.