Packaging gets reprieve from California's product safety regs-for now

摘要

For now packaging materials are not being considered as one of the initial groups that will be subject to new detailed reporting requirements and alternatives analysis required under California's Safer Consumer Products Regulations (SCPR). But that could change. The SCPR were mandated by the States 2008 Green Chemistry Initiative, which authorized the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to establish a framework for identifying, prioritizing, evaluating and developing alternatives to the use of certain chemicals in consumer products in California. While food is exempted from the definition of "consumer product" in the regulations, which went into effect last October, food packaging is included. The SCPR establishes a four step process to identify and regulate products that may expose consumers to suspect chemicals.