Disappointment in the land of Tiki mugs - Collecting Tiki

M Matterhorn1959 Member Mile High City Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 177	M Matterhorn1959 Posted posted on Thu, Aug 3, 2006 4:01 PM The warning is due to a unique California law known as Proposition 65. If there is even a small hint of a cancer causing agent in the material, it must be labeled or the company can be sued by an attorney (and the attorney gets to keep most of the money although the attorney is supposedly suing for the benefit of all the citizen's of California.) Some of these warning signs show up at very unusual places such as parking garages (exhaust fumes in an enclosed area), Ceramics and my favorite was at a sushi bar because the fish could contain mercury which is a carcinogen. This is one of the most unusual laws on the books and written so it can not be modified to make any sense. My advice is if you want to drink out of the mug, drink away. Just make sure you clean it really well before you use it.

The warning is due to a unique California law known as Proposition 65. If there is even a small hint of a cancer causing agent in the material, it must be labeled or the company can be sued by an attorney (and the attorney gets to keep most of the money although the attorney is supposedly suing for the benefit of all the citizen's of California.) Some of these warning signs show up at very unusual places such as parking garages (exhaust fumes in an enclosed area), Ceramics and my favorite was at a sushi bar because the fish could contain mercury which is a carcinogen. This is one of the most unusual laws on the books and written so it can not be modified to make any sense.

My advice is if you want to drink out of the mug, drink away. Just make sure you clean it really well before you use it.

Post #246624 by Matterhorn1959 on Thu, Aug 3, 2006 4:01 PM