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I've witnessed the California effect outside of California and America. I've seen the warnings on more than one thing 'this product contains substances known to
by grawprog 6y ago
I've witnessed the California effect outside of California and America. I've seen the warnings on more than one thing 'this product contains substances known to be harmful in the state of California'. On things as innocuous as a crescent wrench...
- gumby 6y agoThis is no different from Europe’s ROHS rules which have helped people worldwide.
- zdragnar 6y ago"Helped" is a bit of a stretch. One could (and many have) argue that the universal presence of the warnings mean that they are universally ignored. Wood and stone dust cause cancer. Coffee and alcohol may cause cancer. None of those things are on the same level as tobacco, tanning beds etc. There is a massive spectrum, and the labels themselves don't offer that information. As such, people depending on the labels may incorrectly assume that using a crescent wrench is as dangerous as smoking tobacco, or vice versa.