FAQ - Products with ◈

The products on our website meet FDA requirements.

However, the materials used in printing the decorations found on the exterior of some of our ceramic and glass products contain trace amounts of lead and cadmium.

The following notice is provided in compliance with California Proposition 65 and applies ONLY to items noted with "◈ Prop 65".

◈ WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

California's constitution allows for citizen initiatives to be placed on the ballot. Prop 65 was such an initiative and was approved in November, 1986. Californians have over 20 years experience with the law and its implications.

If this is your first exposure to California Prop 65:
Key points you should be aware of,

1. Any chemical known to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm is put on a list. In addition to synthetic chemicals, the list contains a wide range of naturally occurring chemicals; some contained in common household products, food, drugs, etc.
2. Any product sold in California containing a chemical on the list must have a consumer warning label attached. Produce departments in grocery stores routinely display Prop 65 warning signs for common garden vegetables.
3. Consumer warning labels are not required, if
   1. the seller has less than ten employees.
   2. or, for cancer causing substances, the amount is less then the level of exposure that would result in not more than one excess case of cancer in 100,000 individuals exposed to the chemical daily over a 70-year lifetime.
   3. or, for substances causing birth defects or reproductive harm, the amount is less then the level of exposure that has "no observable effect", divided by 1,000.
4. Law suits, for failure to provide warning, can be brought by any concerned citizen; including consumer advocacy groups and law firms.
5. To avoid harassing law suits, businesses routinely provide warning labels simply based on its knowledge, or assumption, about the presence of a listed chemical without attempting to evaluate the levels of exposure.

We provide this information so ALL our customers can make informed decisions about their purchases and the significance of "Prop 65" warnings.

Information cited above was extracted from 'Plain Language Overview of Proposition 65'.

You can search for "prop 65" and display all affected products.

Additional information is available at California's OEHHA website.
Also see, OEHHA's webpage Plain Language Overview of Proposition 65.