California Proposition 65

IMPORTANT WARNING FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
WARNING: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.  For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.

Thai Red Curry
Puebloan Beans and Rice
Three Bean Chili and Cornbread


What the heck?
 
We know, it sounds bad. But here are some details that may ease your mind. Proposition 65 is a unique California "right to know" law that requires businesses to provide warnings for exposures to chemicals listed by the State of California as causing cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. The law covers more than 900 chemicals, including some naturally occurring ones like heavy metals found in soil and water, which can make their way into a variety of food products. Kale for example, is a bio accumulator of trace amounts of heavy metals (yes, even Organic kale). We us a lot of kale, and this alone is enough to trigger the warning. 

Our food is made using the highest quality ingredients, no artificial anything, and no preservatives.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Proposition 65 (Prop 65), or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is a unique California "right to know" law that requires businesses to provide warnings for exposures to chemicals listed by the State of California as causing cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. The law covers more than 900 chemicals, including some naturally occurring ones like heavy metals found in soil and water, which can make their way into a variety of food products, including organic products.
Nothing changed other than the size of our company. This is legally required for companies with more than 10 employees (not us) AND for companies working with major retailers (this is us).
Absolutely. Proposition 65 is a unique California "right to know" law that requires businesses to provide warnings for exposures to chemicals listed by the State of California as causing cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. The law covers more than 900 chemicals, including some naturally occurring ones like heavy metals found in soil and water, which can make their way into a variety of food products. Proposition 65’s warning threshold levels are almost always much lower than health-based thresholds set by U.S. federal health and safety regulators, as well as those elsewhere in the world. For reproductive toxicants, for example, the level is set at 1,000 times below the level at which no effect is expected to be observed based on animal studies.