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by vladvasiliu 17 days ago
Well, here in France, pregnant women are also discouraged from drinking alcohol because of birth defects.

I don't know about aloe extract, but pregnant women are also discouraged from taking aspirin.

Here's a random online store selling it, with a big warning for "usage during pregnancy and breastfeeding" (French only): https://lasante.net/nos-medicaments/douleurs-et-fievres/aspi...

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Yes, but California requires prominent signs for any business premise where these materials are found, and the incentives are to not provide any further detail about which substances are present. So a gas station will have a Prop 65 sign; is there a hazard beyond automobile exhaust? It's legally less risky for the business to not say. Similarly for a store that sells alcoholic beverages; should customers take protective measures besides not drinking alcohol? It's less risky for the business to not say. The signs are too common, and too vague, to satisfy the intent of the law.
Oh, I thought those signs were on the products themselves. I was probably confused because of the "handlebars being a cancer risk" comment.