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DTSC Lists First Three Draft Priority Products Pursuant to Safer Consumer Products Regulations
September 4th, 2014
In August 2013, after five years of joint effort among manufacturers, consumers, environmentalists, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the Safer Consumer Products regulations (Regulations), previously known as the Green Chemistry…
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DTSC Issues Ninth Draft of Proposed Green Chemistry Initiative Regulations
March 12th, 2013
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) recently issued its ninth draft of the Green Chemistry Initiative regulations (“Regulations”) with the final rules expected later this year. The following are six key changes set…
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DTSC Delays California Green Chemistry Initiative Implementation
September 1st, 2011
Implementation of California’s Green Chemistry Initiative titled “Safer Consumer Product Alternatives” has been delayed indefinitely beyond the January 1, 2011 statutory adoption deadline. The deadline was established by California Assembly Bil…
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California Proposes To Regulate Nanomaterials as Chemical Substances
October 12th, 2010
Nanotechnology, the study of the controlling of matter on an atomic and molecular scale, promises a number of benefits to society. If current trends in manufacturing are any indication, this emerging technology is here to stay. The August 21, 2008 Pr…
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California Releases Proposed Green Chemistry Regulation
September 16th, 2010
On September 14, 2010, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) released the Green Chemistry Proposed Regulation for Safer Consumer Products, also known at the “Green Chemistry” regulations. DTSC’s adoption of the regu…
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DTSC Releases Draft “Green Chemistry” Regulations on June 23, 2010
August 6th, 2010
On June 23, 2010, DTSC released its anxiously anticipated draft regulations implementing AB 1879, the 2008 Green Chemistry Initiative law intended to “accelerate the quest for safer products.” California Health & Safety Code section 25252 (AB…
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