California ARB Survey Raises Questions On Confidentiality, Future Regs
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Industry has concerns about the confidentiality of submissions to the California Air Resources Board under an expanded product survey, as well as the survey’s potential impact on future regulations in the state. Firms that sold personal-care products in California in 2013 must provide sales and formulation data to the state by March 2, though CARB may prove flexible about deadlines in some cases.
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