Compliance

At ALG Labels + Graphics, we take pride in our long-standing UL certification, which reflects our ongoing commitment to safety, durability, and performance. For years, our team has maintained this certification through rigorous testing, consistent quality control, and a deep understanding of industry standards. It’s more than just a symbol on our labels, it’s a mark of reliability that our customers have come to depend on.

Whether it’s a durable equipment decal, compliance marking, or safety label, our UL-certified processes ensure every product we produce meets stringent requirements for adhesion, legibility, and environmental resilience. We’ve built our reputation on doing things the right way—and maintaining UL certification has been a cornerstone of that promise since day one.

ALG Labels + Graphics has maintained ISO 9001 certification for many years, demonstrating a consistent commitment to quality and process control.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental body that develops and publishes international standards to ensure products and services are safe, reliable, and of good quality. ISO 9001 specifically focuses on quality management systems—setting criteria for organizations that aim to meet customer and regulatory requirements through consistent and well-documented processes.

ALG has a process in place to provide Prop 65 material compliance information provided by our suppliers, to our customers.

If your company supplies products into the state of California and need to inquire about the regulatory status of ALG produced parts in terms of Prop 65 compliance, here is how we can assist:

• Reach out to your ALG Customer Service or Sales Representative.
• Provide the part number(s) or product(s) that you are inquiring about.
• We will then contact the supplier(s) with the requested information on materials used specifically to create these products detailed in your inquiry.
• We will then provide you with our supplier’s response outlining any products that may fall within Prop 65 compliance.

For this point, you can then assess your company’s next steps with Prop 65 compliance.

In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address their growing concerns about exposure (inhaling, oral, transdermal, hand-to-mouth) to toxic chemicals. That initiative became the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires the State to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 900 chemicals since it was first published in 1987.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) administers the Proposition 65 program. OEHHA, which is part of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), also evaluates all currently available scientific information on substances considered for placement on the Proposition 65 list.

For complete information on California’s Prop 65 and the current OEHHA Prop 65 Chemical List that provides safe harbor levels, please use the below link.

The reason this legislation is creating so much noise now, is that there are new requirements in how the warning language must read and what it must include.  Nothing else has changed – and this applies only to companies that sell products in the state of California.

New OEHHA regulations, adopted in August 2016 and effective as of August 30th, 2018, changed the safe harbor warnings which are deemed to comply with the law in several ways. For example, the new warnings for consumer products will now say the product “can expose you to” a Proposition 65 chemical rather than just saying the product “contains” the chemical. Labeling changes will also include:

• The name of at least one listed chemical that prompted the warning
• The Internet address for OEHHA’s new Proposition 65 warnings website, www.P65Warnings.ca.gov, which includes additional information on the health effects of listed chemicals and ways to reduce or eliminate exposure to them
• A triangular yellow warning symbol on most warnings.

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.