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Request for information as to whether methyl isobutyl ketone meets the criteria for listing as a reproductive toxicant under the authoritative bodies listing mechanism.

The Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee meeting was held on December 13, 1999.  The DART Identification Committee determined that quizalofop-ethyl was clearly shown to cause male reproductive toxicity.

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Notice of Intent to List: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone via the authoritative bodies mechanism as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint).

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Availability of final data summaries and priorities for chemicals with respect to their evaluation by the OEHHA Science Advisory Board's Carcinogen Identification Committee: Lovastatin, Phenelzine and its acid salts, Styrene, Tetrachlorvinphos, Methylphenidate and its hydrochloride (Ritalin).

Chemicals listed effective October 29, 1999 as known to the state to cause cancer: Bis(2-chloromethylethyl)ether, technical grade, 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene, and estragole.

Allyl chloride, chlorodibromomethane, p-toluidine, and zineb are delisted effective October 29, 1999.

Hazard identification document to support the reconsideration for n-Butyl glycidyl ether, Diglycidyl ether, Phenyl glycidyl ether, Methyl n-butyl ketone, Methyl isopropyl ketone, α-Methyl styrene for listing under Proposition 65 as known to cause reproductive toxicity.