Warning! New Wave Of Proposition 65 Complaints Targets Thermal Receipts

Be warned! Recent updates to the list of ingredients subject to the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (known as "Proposition 65") have led to hundreds of new 60 Day Notices of Violation issued to restaurants and businesses using thermal receipt paper. Businesses that issue paper receipts to customers in the state of California — read carefully.

Proposition 65 is a California law that requires businesses to provide warnings about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. Following the addition of Bisphenol S (BPS) to California's Proposition 65 list effective December 29, 2024, there has been an avalanche of demands and lawsuits against brick-and-mortar businesses alleging that their paper receipts fail to comply with Proposition 65 warning requirements.