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DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 3. PRODUCT SAFETY 108040-109052›CHAPTER 4. California Hazardous Substances Act 108100-108515›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions 108100-108225
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California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
“Strong sensitizer” means a substance that will cause on normal living tissue through an allergic or photodynamic process a hypersensitivity that becomes evident on reapplication of the same substance and that is designated by the department. Before designating any substance as a strong sensitizer, the department, upon consideration of the frequency of occurrence and severity of the reaction, shall find that the substance has a significant potential for causing hypersensitivity.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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