In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate product-chemical combinations that require manufacturers to evaluate alternatives. The program selects products based on the potential for exposure to a chemical in the product to contribute to adverse impacts to human health or the environment. The Safer Consumer Products program is unique, capable of regulating any product, except for drugs or pesticides. At the 2019 State of the Estuary conference, … Continue reading STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health