The Governor of Oregon signed an executive order on May 4 that essentially requires state agencies to develop purchasing guidelines for products that favor less toxic, greener alternatives. The order also requires agencies to increase awareness and develop programs to nurture green Read more...
Cosmetic Companies Concerned About Proposed Prop 65 Listings
Cosmetic companies have expressed concern about several chemicals that may be listed as Prop 65 chemicals should they be listed under the Labor Code mechanism. The chemicals include Benzophenone, Coconut Oil Diethanolamine Condensate (Cocamide Diethanolamine), Diethanolamine, 2‑Methylimidazole. The companies argue Read more...
DTSC to Issue Safer Consumer Products Regulations Soon
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) announced that it would issue its next draft of its Green Chemistry/Safer Consumer Products regulations by the end of April. Separately, Debbie Raphael, DTSC Director, announced that the Legislature may still need to Read more...
California Attorney General Challenges Evidence of Exposure in a Proposition 65 Case
The California Attorney General issued a letter on April 4, 2012 to a prominent plaintiff’s attorney requesting that the attorney withdraw its 60-day notice concerning alleged violation of Proposition 65 based on alleged exposure to di-ethylhexyl phthalate (“DEHP”). The Attorney Read more...
CPSC Announces Teleconference on Phthalates
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a teleconference on April 10 of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) to discuss phthalates and phthalate substitutes. The CHAP must make recommendations to the Commission regarding any phthalates (or combinations of phthalates by Read more...
Methanol is Now a Proposition 65 Reproductive Toxin
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) has listed methanol as a Proposition 65 reproductive toxin as of March 16, 2012. OEHHA is also proposing acceptable maximum daily limits of 47,000 micrograms/day by inhalation and 23,000 micrograms/day by oral Read more...
CPSC Website for Report of Unsafe Products
In March 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) launched a new website which allows consumers and others to report on consumer products which are alleged to be unsafe. The database is searchable by product type or company and list Read more...
Initial Results of Biomonitoring Californians
The California Scientific Guidance Panel of the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (“Program”) will host a meeting to discuss initial findings of its program to measure levels of environmental contaminants from. To date, common chemicals in consumer products such as Read more...
Phthalate Testing
Phthalates are found in a wide variety of products, including polyvinyl chloride (which in turn in used in a wide range of products), coatings, and perfumes. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) recently held a symposium on phthalate testing for Read more...
California Proposing a New Fire Retardant Standard for Furniture
Assembly Member Mitchell has introduced AB 2197 which would require seating furniture to meet a smolder flammability test instead of the current open flame test as of September 1, 2013. The bill states that most injuried and deaths in homes occur as a Read more...
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