California Refines Consumer Products Regs, Exempting Trace Contaminants
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control has released the next draft of its Safer Consumer Products Regulations, taking into consideration comments from stakeholders.
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