If it was originally passed in 1986, why has it taken Mayway all this time to label its products with the Prop 65 warning?
Although the statute was passed in 1986, there was no proactive enforcement or action on the part of the government to inform businesses of their legal requirements in regards to Proposition 65. The proposition has relied on selective and gradual enforcement by independent entities with an economic incentive to proceed with legal action. Because there are no state or federal guidelines for heavy metal levels in traditional Chinese medicines, Mayway believed that it was being proactive and responsible by adopting and adhering to the standards of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration. We only recently became aware of Proposition 65 and its applications to our industry. While we believe that there are some problems with Prop. 65, such as its selective enforcement and its unrealistic heavy metal levels when applied to botanical products, we also recognize that Prop 65 is the law. We also support the idea that practitioners and patients/ consumers have the r
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