The Hollywood Clean Water Caravan and Proposition 65

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Hollywood celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Bagley Jr., and Rob Lowe join forces for the Clean Water Caravan, advocating for clean water and supporting Proposition 65 in California. The chapter explores the history and impact of Proposition 65, discussing the enforcement, legal complexities, and effects on businesses, particularly Asian establishments. It showcases how the law complements federal regulations and leads to safer products due to California's economic influence.

Intimidating Proposition 65 warnings can be found on all kinds of products manufactured or distributed in the State of California. They can seem rather terrifying at first, but within the state, they are ubiquitous, on everyday objects from power tools to potato chips, dietary supplements, leather jackets, gas pumps, coffee tables, the list goes on. All of which raises the question: if these labels are on so many things, are they actually useful in warning us of real dangers?

572- WARNING: This Podcast Contains Chemicals Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer or Other Reproductive Harm