Prop 65 Problems Are Deeper Than Rulemaking Can Solve – ACC
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The American Chemistry Council is convinced that the answer to Prop 65's failings is not likely to be found in further regulatory proposals from California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. The legislative foundation itself is the problem, the trade group asserts in its latest comments to the agency.
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