California Proposition 65

⚠ WARNING: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead and cadmium, 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
Wild Mushroom Pot Pie
Harvest Green Curry
Garden Mac and Cheese
Rainbow Pasta
Thai Carrot Slaw
Golden Oats
Green Chile Cheddar Grits
Buckwheat Granola with Oat Milk
Oat Milk Latte
Whole Milk Latte
Double Shot Latte
Chile Mocha
Turmeric Latte

We use ingredients grown in natural environments where trace amounts of heavy metals like lead and cadmium can be present in soil and water. Out of an abundance of caution and to comply with California regulations, we provide this warning on our products.

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. Because our meals use real vegetables grown in real soil, trace amounts of naturally occurring elements like heavy metals may be present—even in organic produce. Proposition 65 applies to finished consumer products. Because our meals are packaged and sold as complete products, they require evaluation and labeling under this law. Fresh produce, like kale, is regulated differently and typically does not carry the same warning, even though similar naturally occurring substances may be present.

Our meals are made with real, whole ingredients—no artificial additives or 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.