California DTSC Official Says Nail Care Will Remain SCP Focus Area; Stakeholders Stay Tuned
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Under California's Safer Consumer Products regulation, nail care remains the segment of leading interest in the broader personal-care category, which will again be listed as a focal area in the Department of Toxic Substances Control's 2018-2020 work plan expected in draft form in February. DTSC's Meredith Williams discusses.
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