California DTSC’s Draft Work Plan Includes Personal Care, But Few Surprises
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
California’s Department of Toxic Substances has identified “beauty, personal care and hygiene” as one of seven product categories that could yield next-round priority product selections under the state’s Safer Consumer Products regulations. PCPC’s Associate General Counsel Tom Myers says there are no big surprises in the nomination or the candidate chemicals identified – including formaldehyde, lead and phthalates – and he welcomed the direction DTSC appears to be taking toward more active industry engagement over the next three years.
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