Proposition 65 Alert – BPS In Receipt Paper

Restaurants and retail stores operating in California will likely need to find a new source for receipt paper as a result of a Proposition 65 complaint filed on April 3, 2025, in San Francisco: Center for Environmental Health v. Aesop USA, et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-25-623997.

Proposition 65 is a chemical warnings law. Companies doing business in California must provide a warning for products they sell to California residents, or are in its California business locations, if those products contain certain chemicals known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, unless the company can prove that the level of an exposure does not require a warning. The law provides for monetary penalties of up to $2,500 per day and a company that settles a Prop 65 case is required to pay the plaintiff's attorneys' fees and costs.