What is the policy? 

Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires certain businesses to provide a “clear and reasonable” warning to individuals in California before exposing them to any chemicals “known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm”. As these chemicals can be found in products sold to customers in California, all such products must contain the required warnings. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) administers the Proposition 65 program. There are approximately 900 chemicals in Proposition 65 list which are updated by OEHHA at least once per year. Examples of chemicals on the list include lead, cadmium and styrene. For more information about Proposition 65 and to see a full list of chemicals, see California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (COEHHA).

Additional guidelines 

If you list a product for sale that contains a chemical included in the Proposition 65 List, and ship that product to California, you must provide the required Proposition 65 warning on the product listing. Walmart policy requires you to restrict from sale in California any products that you list that contain a chemical included in the Proposition 65 list and does not contain a required Proposition 65 warning. For more details, see Walmart’s Restricted / Illegal Products. If you use Seller Center to set up your items, you can use the single item setup method or the single item create tool to add the warning to your item’s listing content. During the item setup process, you add your warning text in the California Warning Text box located under the Recommended dropdown. If you are not shipping to or selling the product in California, or listing an item that does not contain a chemical listed in the Proposition 65 list, then put None.