This Story Might Cause Alarm—or Apathy

California's Proposition 65 warnings inspire fear, apathy, and confusion

The sweeping scope of California's Proposition 65 warnings can sometimes undermine their intent. Minerva Studio/Shutterstock

For more than a decade, Raymond Ho has answered calls for California’s poison emergency hotline.

One that sticks out came from a panicked mom who feared that she and her child had just eaten a chemical that would give them cancer.