A fight is brewing over whether California should put the common painkiller acetaminophen on its Proposition 65 list of cancer-causing substances.
A fight is coming to California over whether to list one of the world’s most common over-the-counter drugs as a carcinogen, echoing recent high-profile battles over such substances as alcohol and coffee.
Acetaminophen has been available in the U.S. without a prescription since 1955. Concern about its potential link to cancer comes from its relationship to another drug: phenacetin. That drug, once a common treatment for headaches and other ailments, was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1983 because it caused cancer.
Supporters of Prop. 65 say the law protects not only Californians but also consumers nationwide by compelling manufacturers to make products safer.
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