Proposition 65 Warnings
11-05-20, 01:02 PM
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Proposition 65 Warnings
I've noticed some manufactures of cycling apparel and gloves have Proposition 65 Warnings on the label.
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
11-05-20, 01:17 PM
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11-05-20, 01:33 PM
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I've noticed some manufactures of cycling apparel and gloves have Proposition 65 Warnings on the label.
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
The best I can tell, 95% of all products I've come across in the last year have a Prop 65 label. No matter where that product came from or where it is sold to.
Bottom line, the Prop 65 label does not affect my purchases.
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11-05-20, 01:42 PM
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As a real answer to your question I don’t wear anything that has a prop 65 warning
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11-05-20, 01:45 PM
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I'll buy it, but try not to ingest it.
11-05-20, 01:46 PM
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I've noticed some manufactures of cycling apparel and gloves have Proposition 65 Warnings on the label.
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
I also dont look for it before ripping off the tags.
I do not avoid purchasing clothing with that warning as it never enters my mind as a consideration before purchase. Now I am slightly curious to see how much cycling clothing has a prop65 warning.
11-05-20, 01:57 PM
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Prop 65 on clothing, but "complies with all state and federal product safety standards".
11-05-20, 03:16 PM
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I've noticed some manufactures of cycling apparel and gloves have Proposition 65 Warnings on the label.
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
I'm sure someone does, but the warnings are ridiculous. The State of California uses unrealistic standards and ignores the simple fact that dosage makes the poison. Caffeine and alcohol may cause cancer. Everything MAY cause cancer.
Buy the gear you need. If you're buying from a reputable store and a reputable brand, it's safe.
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11-05-20, 03:18 PM
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I bought an MSR stove at one point (the Reactor). It too had that warning. When they warn about everything, it becomes meaningless.
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11-05-20, 04:08 PM
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I just bought some N95 masks made in the USA and they have a Prop 65 warning.
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11-05-20, 06:51 PM
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Bu t they continue to make a glaring omission. Sunlight is not just suspected, but actually, known to cause cancer, and yet it has no warnings.
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11-05-20, 06:55 PM
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As I don't live in California, I'm safe.
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11-05-20, 06:55 PM
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The fact that it's called "Prop 65" means that it was a ballot initiative and it didn't become law through the normal legislative process. I'm a little surprised that nobody in California has introduced a proposition to cancel it.
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11-05-20, 07:37 PM
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11-05-20, 07:41 PM
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Some it is to protect themselves from liability, other things are by law (Prop 65).
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11-06-20, 08:05 AM
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Life remains the leading cause of death---and Nobody Talks About It.
The fact that there is no proof of the conspiracy is proof of the conspiracy.
Oxygen Oxide is so corrosive it actually destroys iron and steel. Yet no one warns us? And Dihydrogen Oxide is almost a universal solvent, and is implicated in countless swimming, boating, and fishing deaths---yet no one says a word.
We should be thankful that those brave Californians are not afraid to be afraid of everything, and are willing to spend money they don't have to warn the rest of us.
The fact that there is no proof of the conspiracy is proof of the conspiracy.
Oxygen Oxide is so corrosive it actually destroys iron and steel. Yet no one warns us? And Dihydrogen Oxide is almost a universal solvent, and is implicated in countless swimming, boating, and fishing deaths---yet no one says a word.
We should be thankful that those brave Californians are not afraid to be afraid of everything, and are willing to spend money they don't have to warn the rest of us.
11-06-20, 08:14 AM
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That is one crazy substance. It is used to make concrete, it is used to smother fires..... And some people actually drink the stuff!
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11-06-20, 12:05 PM
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And when they test substances on laboratory rats, they tend to give them a proportionate dosage that's WAY above what the average person is likely to encounter.
11-06-20, 12:07 PM
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The cancer warnings are just the unintended side effect of Prop 65 that is visible to the rest of the world. The law created an incentive to over-report toxic substances in products, hence the vague labels.
But people forget the actual reason for Prop 65, which was that the EPA was not enforcing its own regulations in California, and the people wanted a stricter law. And the law has been credited with greatly reducing toxic emissions according to what I've been able to dig up on the topic.
But people forget the actual reason for Prop 65, which was that the EPA was not enforcing its own regulations in California, and the people wanted a stricter law. And the law has been credited with greatly reducing toxic emissions according to what I've been able to dig up on the topic.
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11-06-20, 12:08 PM
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So, in other words, it is a measure voted on by a bunch of idiots in the voting population, rather than a measure dreamed up by an idiot representative of a bunch of idiots in the voting population.
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11-06-20, 12:17 PM
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The cancer warnings are just the unintended side effect of Prop 65 that is visible to the rest of the world. The law created an incentive to over-report toxic substances in products, hence the vague labels.
But people forget the actual reason for Prop 65, which was that the EPA was not enforcing its own regulations in California, and the people wanted a stricter law. And the law has been credited with greatly reducing toxic emissions according to what I've been able to dig up on the topic.
But people forget the actual reason for Prop 65, which was that the EPA was not enforcing its own regulations in California, and the people wanted a stricter law. And the law has been credited with greatly reducing toxic emissions according to what I've been able to dig up on the topic.
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11-06-20, 01:00 PM
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I've noticed some manufactures of cycling apparel and gloves have Proposition 65 Warnings on the label.
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
Does anyone avoid purchasing such apparel and gloves?
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