ACC and California Businesses Call on DTSC to Improve
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and more than 25 organizations have sent a letter to California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to highlight their commitment to work with the department to help meet the objectives of the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations without negatively impacting the state’s economy.
The organizations, including individual businesses and industry associations, represent a wide array of products and services. The letter outlines seven core principles that should be incorporated into the final version of the Three-Year Work Plan, DTSC’s roadmap to assess whether an alternative product could replace certain chemical ingredients or products. Among the seven principles are recommendations that DTSC engage industry and other experts early in the process, improve transparency, and establish sound scientific methods to evaluate products. DTSC met on December 10 in Sacramento and will provide a progress report on the Priority Products Work Plan, which was released in September.