California could list common pain killer as carcinogen

Last Updated Tuesday, January 21, 2020 11:05AM EST

A state law known as Proposition 65 says California must warn people of any chemical known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The state's list has grown to about 900 chemicals, including toxic pesticides and flame retardants, and is more extensive than any in the U.S. Some critics say California regulators have been overzealous, requiring warning labels for countless products that confuse instead of inform consumers when the risk of cancer is disputed.

A panel of scientists appointed by the governor can add chemicals to this list. In 2011, the panel voted to make acetaminophen a "high priority" for consideration because it believed there was relevant evidence to consider, according to Sam Delson, spokesman for the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

Acetaminophen has been available in the U.S. without a prescription since 1955. Concerns about its potential link to cancer come from its relationship to another drug: phenacetin. That drug, once a common treatment for headaches and other ailments, was banned by the FDA in 1983 because it caused cancer.

That's one reason why the industry is pushing back on a potential listing. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association, a trade group representing over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements, conducted its own review and found most studies suggest no risk for most forms of cancer, although some studies did show increased risk for kidney, liver and some forms of blood cancer.

Just list all fxcking chemicals, natural and synthetic!

California is a Liberal failed state with diseases and homeless crisis. Bad economy. Only the Rich in Cali are safe.

'The drug is acetaminophen, known outside the U.S. as paracetamol' Well I'm outside the US, in Canada, and never known it as anything other than acetaminophen. Also it's California, a liberal sh*thole, it's all they do is ban sh*t.

The State of California is known to the State of California as possibly causing cancer

California should self identify as being carcinogenic to humanity

Water can be carcinogen, so is air next to a busy roadway. California is like a bowl of granola, full of nuts, fruits and flakes.

The State of California has a list of materials formerly KNOWN to cause cancer!! In California what is known is also unknown. Clearly the State of California has no clue.

But they don't address the tons of human excrement on sidewalks in democratic party run cities... makes sense.

Oh my Goodness. What will Canadians do now ?

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