This Week In California Ag Regulation
October 27, 2026
This week in California ag regulation
Two comment deadlines land within days of each other in early November: one on proposed worker safety equipment rules, the other on a cancer listing that would affect a widely used herbicide.
DPR schedules hearing on eyewash and decontamination rule changes, extends comment period to Nov. 5
DPR will hold a virtual public hearing on November 5, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. on proposed changes strengthening workplace decontamination requirements and eyewash equipment standards for pesticide handlers. The department extended its comment period from the original November 2, 2026 deadline to November 5, 2026 to capture input submitted during the hearing.
Key date: November 5, 2026: Public hearing and extended deadline for written or verbal comments on proposed eyewash and decontamination regulations.
OEHHA moves to list atrazine as a known carcinogen under Prop 65
OEHHA has determined atrazine meets the requirements for listing as known to the state to cause cancer under Proposition 65 (27 CCR Section 25904(b)(1)). The public comment period on this proposed listing closes Monday, November 9, 2026.
Key date: Monday, November 9, 2026: Public comment period closes on OEHHA’s intent to list atrazine under Prop 65.