U.S. Travel Goods Industry Faces More California Prop 65 Notices; TGA Prop 65 Best Practices Guidance

Over the last few months, dozens of new California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) “60-day” notices have been issued alleging that brands and retailers sold luggage (Notice 1), totes (Notice 1Notice 2), backpacks (Notice 1Notice 2Notice 3Notice 4Notice 5Notice 6Notice 7Notice 8), crossbody bags (Notice 1), handbags (Notice 1Notice 2Notice 3Notice 4Notice 5Notice 6Notice 7Notice 8Notice 9Notice 10Notice 11), wallets (Notice 1Notice 2Notice 3), cosmetic/toiletry bags, travel/garment cases/carry bags (Notice 1Notice 2Notice 3Notice 4Notice 5Notice 6Notice 7Notice 8Notice 9Notice 10Notice 11Notice 12Notice 13Notice 14Notice 15Notice 16Notice 17Notice 18Notice19), phone/tablet cases/holders/sleeves/dry bags (Notice 1Notice 2Notice 3Notice 4Notice 5Notice 6Notice 7), and fanny packs (Notice 1Notice 2) in California thatcontained di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Bisphenol A (BPA), diisononyl phthalate (DINP), and/or di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) in violation of a California law known as Proposition 65 (Prop 65). The notices serve as intent to bring lawsuits against those companies that made and sold these products. Check out TGA’s member-only California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) Best Practices Guidance on the Prop 65 page on the TGA website. This member-only guidance details best practices in developing your company’s Prop 65 testing and warning label protocol, including recommendations on which warning label text to use, where to place the warning label text, and how to test for Prop 65 listed chemicals in your products. For more information on Prop 65, please contact TGA’s Nate Herman, nate@travel-goods.org, 301-775-7633.