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Oregon children’s product reporting instructions and portal go live

Will Troutman (US)By Will Troutman (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
With less than three months to go before the first biennial reporting deadline, the Oregon Health Authority has opened its reporting portal and issued instructions for reporting under the Oregon Toxic Free Kids Act. The Act requires manufacturers (or importers into the state) to report the existence of “High Priority Chemicals of Concern for Children’s … Continue reading

Washington restricts flame retardants in children’s products and upholstered furniture

Will Troutman (US)Lauren Shoor (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Lauren Shoor (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
On July 1, 2017, Washington’s “Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act” goes into effect, restricting the use of the following five flame retardants in children’s products and residential upholstered furniture: Additive TBBPA Deca-BDE HBCD (HBCDD) TDCPP TCEP Under the Act, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers are prohibited from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale or … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: Maine’s green chemistry law

Joseph Drapalski (US)Will Troutman (US)By Joseph Drapalski (US) and Will Troutman (US) on Posted in Green chemistry
Continuing our review of state green chemistry laws, Maine’s Safer Chemicals in Children’s Products Act primarily requires reporting the use of specified chemicals in certain children’s products based on risk and hazard criteria, although it may be used to restrict or ban use. Manufacturers of certain children’s products that contain specified chemicals must submit a … Continue reading

Congress passes TSCA reform bill – no relief from Prop 65

Will Troutman (US)Andy Guo (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Andy Guo (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
After decades of stalled efforts, the House and Senate have both passed TSCA reform legislation. The bill, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576), is the result of extensive negotiations between the House and Senate to reconcile differences between competing TSCA reform bills in both houses. We expect the … Continue reading

MRSL: A new standard for chemical management

Georgina Mawer, Guest BloggerBy Georgina Mawer, Guest Blogger on Posted in General, Green chemistry
We are pleased to welcome guest blogger and BLC Leather Technology Centre’s chemical and regulatory advisor, Georgina Mawer, to Consumer Products Law Blog. Georgina focus on product safety assessments, including guidance on chemical testing and analysis, as well as research and delivery of technical contract work. An experienced  chemical analyst, her studies focused on forensic science.  BLC is … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: update on Washington’s lead, cadmium, and phthalates enforcement

Will Troutman (US)Joseph Drapalski (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Joseph Drapalski (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
Continuing our coverage of the Washington’s Children’s Safe Products Act, the Washington Department of Ecology recently issued guidance clarifying its enforcement policy of the Washington Act’s prohibition on the manufacturing and sale of children’s products containing lead, cadmium, and phthalates. In this guidance, the Department concedes that the federal Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act preempts … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: Washington’s 180 on cadmium and phthalates

Will Troutman (US)Andy Guo (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Andy Guo (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
In our previous post on Washington’s Children’s Safe Products Act, we focused on the Act’s reporting requirement. But the Act also contains provisions prohibiting the sale of children’s products containing certain chemicals above the following limits: Lead: 90 parts per million (ppm) Cadmium: 40 ppm; and Phthalates in children’s products in excess of 1,000 ppm … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: Washington’s green chemistry law

Will Troutman (US)Joseph Drapalski (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Joseph Drapalski (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
This week we turn from federal law to the patchwork of state laws that cropped up due to TSCA’s failures. First up is Washington’s green chemistry law: the Children’s Safe Products Act. The CSPA requires manufacturers of children’s products sold in Washington to file a report with the state if their product contains certain chemicals. … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: TSCA reform

Will Troutman (US)By Will Troutman (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
The Toxic Substances Control Act and resulting regulations are the federal regulatory structure for chemicals management. TSCA (tah-ska) authorizes the US EPA to review and regulate chemicals. For many existing chemicals, TSCA requires manufacturers to work with EPA to fill in data gaps on risk, and new chemicals must undergo pre-market screening. If EPA determines a … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: a miniseries

Will Troutman (US)Joseph Drapalski (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Joseph Drapalski (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
Among the many consumer product buzzwords, green chemistry may be on top of the pile. Depending upon your job, industry, or viewpoint, it also may have a variety of meanings, triggering still other buzzwords — alternatives assessment; restricted substances list; chemicals of concern; life cycle assessment. In the same vein as our California Proposition 65 miniseries, we here at … Continue reading

The mysterious world of green chemistry: A miniseries

Will Troutman (US)Joseph Drapalski (US)By Will Troutman (US) and Joseph Drapalski (US) on Posted in Green chemistry, Recent legislation and regulations
Among the many consumer product buzzwords, green chemistry may be on top of the pile. Depending upon your job, industry, or viewpoint, it also may have a variety of meanings, triggering still other buzzwords — alternatives assessment; restricted substances list; chemicals of concern; life cycle assessment. In the same vein as our California Proposition 65 miniseries, we here at … Continue reading

CA issues final three-year work plan for green chemistry

Will Troutman (US)By Will Troutman (US) on Posted in Green chemistry
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has issued its final three-year Priority Product Work Plan. The Plan outlines the types of products the Department will look at over the next three years for new product-chemical combinations to be added to the Priority Products list.  The issuance of the Plan follows DTSC’s addition of the first three … Continue reading

California issues proposed Green Chemistry product list

Will Troutman (US)By Will Troutman (US) on Posted in Green chemistry
On March 13, 2014, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control announced the long-anticipated proposed list of Initial Priority Products under the California Safer Consumer Products regulation, more commonly referred to as California Green Chemistry. The proposed list includes the following three product categories and their chemical combinations: Children’s foam padded sleeping products containing the … Continue reading
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