You may already know about Prop 65 which requires California businesses to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 900 chemicals since it was first published in 1987. It’s the reason why wineries have had to adopt “back” labels with warning statements to inform California residents about the potential dangers of the product inside.
In 2016, the law was updated to include requirements that address retailers and websites that sell products that may include these chemicals and the deadline for compliance with posted warning regulations for sales sites is August 30, 2018.
Wineries and wine retailers will be required to add a warning to their sales site that must appear before the transaction takes place. Non compliance may result in significant fines (up to $2,500 per day per instance).
In order to help our clients remain in compliance with these new regulations we have added a “Warning” field to the final checkout page that will be visible to customers before they complete a purchase. You will be able to choose to display a warning, and enter the text appropriate to your particular business as needed.
You can find a sample warning here.
Directions:
This Warning text field can be populated with copy on the Settings>Content page of your Figure app, under the Checkout section. Be sure to click the Save Changes button after entering your desired text. If you do not fill this text field with some copy, nothing will appear on the checkout screen.
If you would like to see this warning in place, you will need to log into your account as as customer would, via the public website. Load a product into the cart and proceed to the check out page. If you only sell wines via allocation you will need to activate a Test group with some products. Apply your personal account to that Test group, then login to load products into a cart and proceed to the checkout page.
Should you require secondary visuals on your website, in addition to this checkout page field, please contact us to discuss those requests. Additional fees may apply.
Consult with your legal team to assure the warning you enter is in compliance with Prop 65 requirements.