California Legal Notice and California Proposition 65

Proposition 65 (also referred to as Prop 65) is the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcment Act of 1986. Prop 65 requires businesses to provide a warning to the people of California in regards to chemicals, which the state of California has identified, as having a potential to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm.

Some of MPRO’s products contain these chemicals. You will find these products listed below along with the chemical identified by the state of California as potentially harmful.

Lead Warning


1) Manual Equipment
This warning will appear on MPRO’s manual button making machines, graphic punches, and mounted systems.

2) Electric Button Making Equipment
This warning will appear on MPRO’s electric button making machines.

 

Antimony Trioxide Warning


1) Mylar
Included in any complete button sets (pinned back button sets, mirror sets, magnet sets, etc.)

 

Ethylbenzene Warning


1) Mylar Accent Rings
Ornament Mylar Rings (an optional accessory) will carry this warning.

 

Cobalt Warning


1) Copper Plated Pins
These pins are included with the 1” button sets and special requests only.

 

Nickel Warning


1) Steel
This warning label pertains to the steel used in shells, pinned backs, unpinned backs, collets, key chain backs, etc.

2) Plastic Bottle Opener Backs
The metal piece on the back of the opener contains this chemical.

3) Crimped Safety Pins
The metal piece on the back of the opener contains this chemical.

4) Round Cutting Dies
Only MPRO’s round cutting dies are not Prop 65 compliant.

5) Chain Key
Chain Key chain accessory.

6) Snap Hook Key Chain
Key chain accessory.

7) Large and Mini Split Rings
Small key chain ring accessory.

8) Large and Mini Split Rings
Small key chain ring accessory.

9) Earring Backs and Earring Posts
Accessory often used with 1” medallion buttons.

10) Tie Tacks and Tie Tack Clutches
Accessory often used with 1” medallion buttons.

11) Bulldog Clips
Adhesive backed accessory often used with flat backs or unpinned backs.

 

Styrene Warning


1) Plastic Backs
Components that use plastic backs may feature this label. This includes many square and rectangle button sizes.

2) Mirrors
Reflective mirror components (both round and square) will carry this warning.

 

Carbon Black Warning


1) Mounted Systems
All Mounted Systems will carry this label. The board the machine and punch are mounted on contains Carbon black.