Safer Consumer Products Regulations – Conkle, Kremer & Engel, PLC

The Conkle Firm is Featured in April 2014 Beauty Industry Report

Conkle, Kremer & Engel is proud to again be the subject of a feature interview in the industry-leading publication, Beauty Industry Report (BIR). BIR is a monthly 24-page executive newsletter for professionals that focuses on the emerging trends affecting the beauty industry. CK&E’s feature interview assessed the latest legal trends, based on CK&E’s decades of experience in the industry. Topics covered included trademark and brand protection, both international and domestic, regulatory compliance issues such as California’s Proposition 65 and the Safe Cosmetics Act, issues in manufacturer-distributor relationships, and more.

The attached article includes links to topical blog posts and websites referenced in the interview. CK&E wishes to thank BIR’s Mike Nave for taking the initiative to disseminate information about these important industry issues. BIR proved again that working in the beauty industry without reading BIR is like working in finance without reading The Wall Street Journal.

BIR Feature Interview of CK&E

26
APR

Advertising and Labeling, Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, Domain Names, Green Chemistry Initiative, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products, Proposition 65, Regulatory Compliance, Safe Cosmetics Act, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Trademarks

Beauty Industry Report, BIR, Mike Nave

The Conkle Firm Teaches International Entrepreneurs in BIMA Program

Posted by: Conklelaw

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorney Mark Kremer has been honored to participate in and contribute to the revolutionary Beauty Industry Market Access (BIMA) program through the Center for International Trade Development (CITD). The BIMA program was developed and is led by beauty industry guru Patty Schmucker and international trade expert Cesar Arellanes, the Director of CITD in Long Beach. BIMA is a five week intensive international trade and business education program taught by leading health and beauty industry experts. BIMA participants focus on key program principles distinct to conducting business overseas, receive bi-monthly objectives for assessing their business, and ultimately produce an export growth plan exclusive to their business. Participants also have access to upcoming trade missions to the world’s largest emerging market beauty trade shows – effective venues for executing learned principles and business plans.

Mark contributes to the BIMA educational program by teaching modules on domestic and foreign intellectual property protection, domestic regulatory compliance, and international distribution agreements. Participants are particularly interested in cost-effective methods of protecting their intellectual property internationally, such as international trademark registrations through the Madrid System. The Madrid System offers a centralized application process for trademark registration in over 90 countries based on a brand owner’s domestic application or registration. Participants are also interested in CK&E’s practical approach to domestic regulatory compliance, including California’s evolving green chemistry initiative, Safe Cosmetics Act and Proposition 65. Participants have also benefited from CK&E’s tips for forging fruitful business relationships with distributors, based on decades of experience representing clients in the personal care products industry.

CK&E will join Patty Schmucker and several graduates of the BIMA educational program to Cosmoprof Worldwide in Bologna in April 2014. Mark looks forward to the next BIMA session, which begins on June 26, 2014. Click for further information about joining the BIMA program: BIMA_Summer-Fall_2014

22
MAR

Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, California Organic Products Act, California Trade Regulations, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products, Proposition 65, Regulatory Compliance, Safe Cosmetics Act, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Trademarks, Unfair Competition

Beauty Industry Market Access, BIMA, Center for International Trade Development, CITD, Cosmoprof Bologna, Madrid System

DTSC Announces Proposed Priority Products Subject to California Green Chemistry Initiative

Posted by: H. Kim Sim

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has identified the first three groups of products that may become “Priority Products” subject to reporting and alternatives assessments requirements under California’s strict new Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations.

The three groups of products on this initial list of proposed “Priority Products” are:

Children’s foam padded sleeping products containing the flame retardant Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP or Tris)
Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) systems containing unreacted diisocyanates
Paint and varnish strippers and surface cleaners containing methylene chloride

Rulemaking on the proposed “Priority Products” list is expected to begin in late June 2014, with the final “Priority Products” list to be finalized by the following year by adoption of regulations.

If the product-chemical combinations announced by DTSC end up on the list of final “Priority Products,” manufacturers and other responsible entities (including importers, assemblers and even retailers) of these products will be required to notify DTSC and either remove the product from sale, reformulate to remove or replace the chemical of concern in the product, or perform a complex “Alternatives Analysis” to retain the chemical in the product.

As widely expected, the initial “Priority Products” list targets children’s foam padded sleeping products containing the flame retardant Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP or Tris), such as nap mats and pads in soft-sided portable cribs, infant travel beds, portable infant sleepers, playards, play pens, bassinets and nap cots.

In addition, the initial “Priority Products” list targets all paint and varnish removers, paint and varnish strippers and surface cleaners that contain methylene chloride. Spray polyurethane foam systems containing diisocyanates, both professional and consumer grade, are also proposed to be subject to regulation. Such products are used for insulation, roofing, sealing and filling of voids and gaps.

TDCPP, methylene chloride, and toluene diisocynate are known carcinogens and exposures to the chemical to Californians above the no significant risk level require a warning under Proposition 65. TDCPP was recently listed in October 2011 as a chemical regulated by Proposition 65.

The announcement of these three product groups as proposed “Priority Products” does not trigger any duty on product manufacturers until the DTSC finalizes the list of priority products by adopting regulations. However, manufacturers of children’s foam padded sleeping products containing TDCPP, spray polyurethane foam systems containing diisocyanates, and paint and varnish strippers and surface cleaners containing methylene chloride are well advised to be proactive and take steps to determine whether the chemical can be removed from their products or replaced with a safer alternative chemical.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel regularly assists businesses to develop plans to ensure compliance with California’s ever-changing regulations, including the Safer Consumer Products Regulations and Green Chemistry Initiative.

14
MAR

Beauty Industry, California Trade Regulations, Green Chemistry Initiative, Manufacturing, Personal Care Products, Proposition 65, Regulatory Compliance, Safer Consumer Products Regulations

diisocynate, DTSC, methylene chloride, paint stripper, Priority Products, SCP, spray polyurethane foam, TDCPP, toluene, Tris, varnish stripper

The Conkle Firm Presents Hot California Regulatory Compliance Issues in New York

Posted by: Conklelaw

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorney John A. Conkle was the featured speaker at a special presentation given on February 11, 2014 in New York, New York to business executives and lawyers.

The presentation, entitled “Are Your Products California-Bound? Dealing With California’s Unique Regulatory Schemes,” provided valuable information about and insight into such California regulatory laws and initiatives as:

Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986)
California Safe Cosmetics Act
California Green Chemistry Initiative (the Safer Consumer Products Regulations)
California Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Regulations
California Organic Products Act (COPA)
California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA)

California’s vast and ever-changing regulations pose a challenge for businesses no matter where they may be located. Any business manufacturing, distributing or selling products into California needs to comply with California’s regulatory schemes to stay out of difficulty with the California Attorney General, regulatory agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), bounty hunters, putative class action plaintiffs and even competitors.

CK&E was honored to team with the New York-based law firm Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C., which specializes in intellectual property, to provide this presentation. CK&E has worked with the Gottlieb firm for nearly 25 years on matters of common interest to our clients. CK&E’s active regulatory compliance practice has helped clients in numerous industries – including such diverse areas as personal care products, alcoholic beverages, construction and recreational equipment.

6
FEB

Beauty Industry, California Organic Products Act, Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Fashion, Food, Craft Beer and Nutrition, Green Chemistry Initiative, Manufacturing, Personal Care Products, Proposition 65, Safe Cosmetics Act, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Unfair Competition

CLRA, COPA, Gottlieb Rackman Reisman, Prop 65, SCPR, VOC

Parabens Dropped as a Priority Chemical Under New Green Chemistry Regulations – DTSC Updates List of Initial Candidate Chemicals

Posted by: H. Kim Sim

On October 18, 2013, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released an updated “Initial Candidate Chemicals List” – a list of chemicals that will be the first to receive the DTSC’s attention when it identifies “Priority Products” for regulation in 2014 under the new Safer Consumer Products Regulations.

The DTSC first released the list of “Initial Candidate Chemicals” on September 26, 2013, four days before the Safer Consumer Products Regulations implementing California’s Green Chemistry Initiative went into effect. The Regulations require the list to be updated periodically. With the update, the number of “Initial Candidate Chemicals” drops from 164 to 155.

The following chemicals were removed from the updated “Initial Candidate Chemicals List,” although each still appears on the “Candidate Chemical List”:

4-Tert-Octylphenol; 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-4-butylphenol
Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether polymer; [2,2′-bis(2-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)phenyl)-propane]
Bisphenol B; (2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-n-butan)
Bromate
Dibromoacetic acid
Dichloroacetic acid
Dicyclohexyl phthalate and metabolite
Diethyl phthalate and metabolite
Nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs) (and related substances)
Parabens

In addition, Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ether,technical grade was added to the Initial Candidate List.

Scroll to the bottom of this post for the full list of the 155 priority chemicals, updated as of October 18, 2013.

Chemicals are placed on the “Initial Candidate Chemicals List” if they have both a hazard trait and environmental or toxicological effects. Chemicals that have only a hazard trait or only environmental or toxicological effects are placed on the more extensive “Candidate Chemicals List,” of which the “Initial Candidate Chemicals List” is a subset.

The updated list of “Initial Candidate Chemicals” is significant in that it removes parabens as a priority chemical. Parabens are commonly used in cosmetics as a preservative. The family of parabens on the “Candidate Chemicals List” includes Butylparaben (includes n-butylparaben and isobutylparaben); Ethyl paraben, Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate; Methylparaben; Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate; and n-Propylparaben.

What this means is that parabens will not be targeted by DTSC as a potential “chemical of concern” when the DTSC identifies priority products containing chemicals that will need to be subject to an alternatives analysis and regulatory response. The DTSC must propose its list of up to five priority products, or categories of priority products, for regulation by April 1, 2014. However, parabens continue to appear on the DTSC’s exhaustive list of more than 1,016 “Candidate Chemicals” so they may yet draw attention from the DTSC.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys stay up to date on the latest regulatory developments to provide expert guidance to clients seeking to avoid regulatory compliance issues and the potential liability that may follow.

DTSC list of 155 Priority Chemicals, updated as of October 18, 2013:

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	1,1,1-Trichloroethane; Methyl chloroform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane	1,2,3-Trichloropropane
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine; Hydrazobenzene	1,2-Epoxybutane
1,3-Butadiene	1,3-Propane sultone; 1,2-Oxathiolane 2,2-dioxide
1,4-Dioxane	2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol
2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3-dimethyl-5-tert-butylbenzene; musk xylene	2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenol
2,4.6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)	2?Acetylaminofluorene
2-Methylaziridine (Propyleneimine)	2-Methylphenol, o-Cresol
2-Nitropropane	3-Methylphenol; m-Cresol
4,4′-Methylenedianiline; 4,4’-Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA)	4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether, Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether
4-Nitrobiphenyl	Acetaldehyde
Acetamide	Acrylamide
Acrylonitrile	Allyl chloride
Aluminum	Aniline
Aromatic amines	Aromatic Azo Compounds
Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds	Asbestos (all forms, including actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite)
Benzene	Benzene, Halogenated derivatives
Benzotrichloride	Benzyl chloride
Beryllium and Beryllium compounds	Biphenyl-3,3′,4,4′-tetrayltetraamine; Diaminobenzidine
Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ether,technical grade	Bisphenol A
Butylbenzyl phthalate and metabolite	Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Captan	Carbon monoxide
Carbon tetrachloride; CCl4	Catechol
Chlorendic acid	Chlorinated Paraffins
Chlorine dioxide	Chlorite
Chloroalkyl ethers	Chloroethane; ethyl chloride
Chloroprene; 2-chlorobuta-1,3-diene	Chromium hexavalent compounds (Cr (VI)
Chromium trioxide	Cobalt metal without tungsten carbide (including dust and cobalt compounds)
Cresols, Cresol mixtures	Cumene, [ isopropylbenzene]
Cyanide and Cyanide compounds	Cyclotetrasiloxane; Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4)
Diazomethane	Dibutyl phthalate and metabolites
Dichloroethylenes	Dichloromethane; methylene chloride
Diesel engine exhaust	Diethanolamine
Diethyl hexyl phthalate and metabolites	Diisobutyl phthalate and metabolite
Di-isodecyl phthalate and metabolite	Di-isononyl phthalate and metabolites
Dimethyl sulfate	Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride
Dinitrotoluenes	Di-n-Octyl Phthalate and metabolites
Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6)	Emissions, Cokeoven
Epichlorohydrin; 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane	Ethyl acrylate
Ethylbenzene	Ethylene dichloride; 1,2-Dichloroethane
Ethylene Glycol	Ethylene oxide; oxirane
Ethylene Thiourea	Ethyleneimine, Aziridine
Ethyl-tert-butyl ether	Formaldehyde
Fuel oils, high-sulfur; Heavy Fuel oil; (and other residual oils)	Gasoline (automotive, refined, processed, recovered, and other unspecified fractions)
Glutaraldehyde	Glycol ethers
Glycol ethers acetate	Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), and mixed isomers
Hexachlorobuta1,3-diene	Hexachloroethane
Hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate	Hexamethylphosphoramide
HMX	Hydrazine, Hydrazine compounds and salts
Hydrogen sulfide	Jet Fuels, JP-4, JP-5, JP-7 and JP-8
Lead and Lead Compounds	Maleic anhydride
Manganese and manganese compounds	Mercury and mercury compounds
Methanol	Methyl chloride
Methyl isobutyl ketone, Isopropyl acetone; (MIBK)	Methyl isocyanate
Methylene diphenyl diisocyanates	Methylhydrazine and its salts
Methylnaphthalene; 2-Methylnaphthalene	Mineral Oils: Untreated and Mildly Treated
N,N-dimethylformamide; dimethyl formamide	N,N-Dimethylhydrazine
Naphthalene	n-Hexane
Nickel and Nickel Compounds; Nickel refinery dust from the pyrometallurgical process	Nickel oxides
Nickel, metallic and alloys	Nitrate+Nitrite
Nitrobenzene	Nitrosamines
Pentabromophenol	Perfluorochemicals
Petroleum; Crude oil	Phthalic anhydride
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) congeners	Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)	Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans (PCDFs) and Furan Compounds
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)	Propylene oxide
Quinoline and its strong acid salts	Silica, Crystalline (Respirable Size)
Stoddard solvent; Low boiling point naphtha – unspecified;	Strong Inorganic Acid Mists Containing Sulfuric Acid
Styrene and derrivatives	Sulfur dioxide
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)	Tetrachloroethylene; Perchloroethylene; (PERC)
Thallium	Toluene
Toluene Diisocyanates	Trichloroethene (TCE)
Trihalomethanes	Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate	Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP)
Vanadium pentoxide	Vinyl acetate
Vinyl Bromide, Bromoethylene	Vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
Xylenes; [o-xylene (95-47-6), m-xylene(108-38-3)and p-xylene (106-42-3)]

29
OCT

Green Chemistry Initiative, Safer Consumer Products Regulations

California Department of Toxic Substance Control, DTSC, Initial Candidate Chemicals, Parabens

Navigating Civil Regulatory Issues: CK&E Presentation Highlights Key Regulations for Beauty Companies Doing Business in California

Posted by: Conklelaw

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys were featured speakers at the Beauty Industry West presentation “Navigating in Challenging Regulatory Waters: Updates on California and Federal Compliance.” About 150 entrepreneurs, consultants, executives and beauty industry professionals attended the event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel LAX in Los Angeles on October 15, 2013, which included a valuable networking session and a post-presentation Q&A.

CK&E’s presentation about legal regulatory issues for personal care product companies doing business in California included an overview of the California Organic Products Act (COPA), Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act) and California’s Green Chemistry Initiative including the new Safer Consumer Products Regulations. Conkle, Kremer & Engel’s materials from the BIW event, including the “Navigating Civil Regulatory Issues” presentation and its “Resource Guide for Regulatory Compliance,” are available for download on CK&E’s Regulatory Compliance web page.

Co-presenter Donald Frey, an industry veteran, regulatory expert and product development and innovation consultant, presented on key regulatory issues from the business perspective, including how to effectively deal with regulators. Mr. Frey has generously agreed to share his presentation, available for download here.

Among the questions and answers covered after the presentation were the addition of titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) to the Proposition 65 list of chemicals, responsible entities for purposes of compliance with the Safer Consumer Products Regulations, and the determination of organic ingredients under the National Organic Program standards.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys are frequent speakers at events of interest to the beauty industry due to their expertise in representing manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers and salons in all aspects of their business, including the challenges of regulatory compliance.

15
OCT

Beauty Industry, California Organic Products Act, Fashion, Food, Craft Beer and Nutrition, Green Chemistry Initiative, Proposition 65, Regulatory Compliance, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Sales, Technology, Unfair Competition

Beauty Industry, Beauty Industry West, BIW, Bounty Hunters, Chemicals of Concern, COPA, Initial Candidate Chemicals, Notice of Violation, OEHHA, personal care products, Prop 65, Prop 65 Reform, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Reform, Safe Harbor, UCL, Unfair Business Practices, Warning Letter

CK&E Attorneys to be Featured Speakers at Upcoming Beauty Industry Presentation on Legal Regulatory Issues

Posted by: Conklelaw

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys will be featured speakers at the Beauty Industry West presentation “Navigating in Challenging Regulatory Waters: Updates on California and Federal Compliance.” The presentation will take place on October 15, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel LAX in Los Angeles.

CK&E will be speaking on legal regulatory issues for personal care product companies doing business in California, including California Organic Products Act (COPA), Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act) and California’s Green Chemistry Initiative.

Co-presenter Donald Frey is an industry veteran and a product development and innovation consultant of Frey Consulting. Mr. Frey will present on key regulatory issues from the business perspective, including how to effectively deal with regulators.

Beauty Industry West is a non-profit industry trade organization that educates and provides resources and a networking platform for companies and entrepreneurs who want to develop their own personal care and beauty brands.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel has decades of experience in the personal care industry. Our attorneys are pleased to participate in trade organizations like Beauty Industry West and to share their experience with members of the industry.

10
OCT

California Organic Products Act, Green Chemistry Initiative, Proposition 65, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Unfair Competition

Beauty Industry, Beauty Industry West, BIW, COPA, personal care products, Prop 65

California Green Chemistry Initiative: Are You Manufacturing or Selling a “Priority Product”?

Posted by: H. Kim Sim

The new Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations require the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to initially identify up to five proposed “Priority Products” or categories of products containing what DTSC regards as “Chemicals of Concern.” By April 1, 2014, DTSC will publish a list of Priority Products selected because of their use of one or more of 164 “Priority Chemicals” listed on the “Initial Candidate Chemicals” list. Scroll to the bottom of this post for the full list of the 164 Priority Chemicals.

There will be a public review and comment period following publication of the Priority Products list. It has been widely speculated that nail polish, formaldehyde-based hair straighteners, carpet adhesives and furniture seating foam are among the possible Priority Products that may be identified first by DTSC.

Once a product is identified as a Priority Product, manufacturers or other responsible entities (including importers, assemblers and even retailers) will be required to notify DTSC that their product is a priority product. The manufacturer or other responsible entity then has some unpleasant options: It can remove the product from sale, reformulate to remove or replace the chemical of concern in the product, or perform a complex “Alternatives Analysis” to retain the chemical in the product. The Alternatives Analysis report must be submitted to DTCS for evaluation to determine if there are adverse environmental or public health impacts associated with the product that can be remedied by regulatory responses. The regulatory responses could require product warnings to consumers, restrictions on the use of the chemical during manufacture, place of sale restrictions, administrative controls, further research regarding alternative ingredients, end-of-life disposal requirements, or even a ban on sales of the product in California.

Manufacturers, retailers, importers and assemblers of consumer products for sale or distribution in California should diligently keep informed about developments in the DTSC’s “Candidate Chemicals” list (currently 1,060 chemicals), as well as the development of the Priority Products list. Manufacturers should also consider whether reformulation of their products to exclude the priority chemicals from the “Initial Candidate Chemicals” list is possible. In addition, it is important that businesses establish clear agreements among manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and others in the supply chain specifying who will be responsible for complying with California’s tough new regulatory program, including responding to DTSC if a product is identified as a priority product. Conkle, Kremer & Engel’s lawyers stay current on the latest developments, and guide the firm’s clients through the thicket of expanding regulatory issues affecting their businesses.

The 164 chemicals found on the “Initial Candidate Chemicals” list, from which the Priority Products will be identified by DTSC, are:

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane		1,1,1-Trichloroethane; Methyl chloroform
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane		1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane		1,2,3-Trichloropropane
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine; Hydrazobenzene		1,2-Epoxybutane
1,3-Butadiene		1,3-Propane sultone; 1,2-Oxathiolane 2,2-dioxide
1,4-Dioxane		2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol
2,4,6-Trinitro-1,3-dimethyl-5-tert-butylbenzene; musk xylene		2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenol
2,4.6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)		2?Acetylaminofluorene
2-Methylaziridine (Propyleneimine)		2-Methylphenol, o-Cresol
2-Nitropropane		3-Methylphenol; m-Cresol
4,4′-Methylenedianiline; 4,4’-Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA)		4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether, Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether
4-Nitrobiphenyl		4-Tert-Octylphenol; 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-4-butylphenol
Acetaldehyde		Acetamide
Acrylamide		Acrylonitrile
Allyl chloride		Aluminum
Aniline		Aromatic amines
Aromatic Azo Compounds		Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds
Asbestos (all forms, including actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite)		Benzene
Benzene, Halogenated derivatives		Benzotrichloride
Benzyl chloride		Beryllium and Beryllium compounds
Biphenyl-3,3′,4,4′-tetrayltetraamine; Diaminobenzidine		Bisphenol A
Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether polymer; [2,2′-bis(2-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)phenyl)-propane]		Bisphenol B; (2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-n-butan)
Bromate		Butylbenzyl phthalate and metabolite
Cadmium and cadmium compounds		Captan
Carbon monoxide		Carbon tetrachloride; CCl4
Catechol		Chlorendic acid
Chlorinated Paraffins		Chlorine dioxide
Chlorite		Chloroalkyl ethers
Chloroethane; ethyl chloride		Chloroprene; 2-chlorobuta-1,3-diene
Chromium hexavalent compounds (Cr (VI)		Chromium trioxide
Cobalt metal without tungsten carbide (including dust and cobalt compounds)		Cresols, Cresol mixtures
Cumene, [ isopropylbenzene]		Cyanide and Cyanide compounds
Cyclotetrasiloxane; Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4)		Diazomethane
Dibromoacetic acid		Dibutyl phthalate and metabolites
Dichloroacetic acid		Dichloroethylenes
Dichloromethane; methylene chloride		Dicyclohexyl phthalate and metabolite
Diesel engine exhaust		Diethanolamine
Diethyl hexyl phthalate and metabolites		Diethyl phthalate and metabolite
Diisobutyl phthalate and metabolite		Di-isodecyl phthalate and metabolite
Di-isononyl phthalate and metabolites		Dimethyl sulfate
Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride		Dinitrotoluenes
Di-n-Octyl Phthalate and metabolites		Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6)
Emissions, Cokeoven		Epichlorohydrin; 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane
Ethyl acrylate		Ethylbenzene
Ethylene dichloride; 1,2-Dichloroethane		Ethylene Glycol
Ethylene oxide; oxirane		Ethylene Thiourea
Ethyleneimine, Aziridine		Ethyl-tert-butyl ether
Formaldehyde		Fuel oils, high-sulfur; Heavy Fuel oil; (and other residual oils)
Gasoline (automotive, refined, processed, recovered, and other unspecified fractions)		Glutaraldehyde
Glycol ethers		Glycol ethers acetate
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), and mixed isomers		Hexachlorobuta1,3-diene
Hexachloroethane		Hexamethylene-1,6-diisocyanate
Hexamethylphosphoramide		HMX
Hydrazine, Hydrazine compounds and salts		Hydrogen sulfide
Jet Fuels, JP-4, JP-5, JP-7 and JP-8		Lead and Lead Compounds
Maleic anhydride		Manganese and manganese compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds		Methanol
Methyl chloride		Methyl isobutyl ketone, Isopropyl acetone; (MIBK)
Methyl isocyanate		Methylene diphenyl diisocyanates
Methylhydrazine and its salts		Methylnaphthalene; 2-Methylnaphthalene
Mineral Oils: Untreated and Mildly Treated		N,N-dimethylformamide; dimethyl formamide
N,N-Dimethylhydrazine		Naphthalene
n-Hexane		Nickel and Nickel Compounds; Nickel refinery dust from the pyrometallurgical process
Nickel oxides		Nickel, metallic and alloys
Nitrate+Nitrite		Nitrobenzene
Nitrosamines		Nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs) (and related substances)
Parabens		Pentabromophenol
Perfluorochemicals		Petroleum; Crude oil
Phthalic anhydride		Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) congeners
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners		Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans (PCDFs) and Furan Compounds		Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Propylene oxide		Quinoline and its strong acid salts
Silica, Crystalline (Respirable Size)		Stoddard solvent; Low boiling point naphtha – unspecified;
Strong Inorganic Acid Mists Containing Sulfuric Acid		Styrene and derrivatives
Sulfur dioxide		Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)
Tetrachloroethylene; Perchloroethylene; (PERC)		Thallium
Toluene		Toluene Diisocyanates
Trichloroethene (TCE)		Trihalomethanes
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)		Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP)		Vanadium pentoxide
Vinyl acetate		Vinyl Bromide, Bromoethylene
Vinyl chloride; chloroethylene		Xylenes; [o-xylene (95-47-6), m-xylene(108-38-3)and p-xylene (106-42-3)]

5
OCT

Beauty Industry, Green Chemistry Initiative, Manufacturing, Regulatory Compliance, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Technology

Alternatives Analysis, Candidate Chemicals, Carpet Adhesives, Chemicals of Concern, DTSC, formaldehyde, Furniture Foam, Hair Straighteners, Initial Candidate Chemicals, nail polish, Priority Chemicals, Priority Products, SCP

California Green Chemistry Initiative: Does Your Product Contain a "Candidate Chemical” that Could Become a “Chemical of Concern” to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control?

Posted by: H. Kim Sim

Effective October 1, 2013, companies doing business in California will have to navigate and comply with yet another system of complex regulations: The Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations adopted by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will require manufacturers, importers, assemblers and retailers to seek safer alternatives to certain harmful chemical ingredients in widely used products.

The SCP regulations are the first step in implementing California’s Green Chemistry Initiative. The goal of the SCP regulations is to accelerate the manufacture and use of safer versions of products in California by: (1) establishing a process to identify and prioritize chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered “chemicals of concern,” and (2) establishing a process for evaluating chemicals of concern and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure to or to reduce the level of hazard posed by chemicals of concern.

The SCP regulations apply to all consumer products that contain a “Candidate Chemical” and are sold, offered for sale, distributed, supplied, or manufactured in California. The regulations do not apply to food, pesticides, dangerous prescription drugs and devices, dental restorative materials or medical devices. There are currently 1,060 “Candidate Chemicals” that DTSC believes have hazard traits or environmental or toxicological effects.

The DTSC has already released its list of “Initial Candidate Chemicals” that will receive DTSC’s priority attention. Toluene, formaldehyde and bisphenol A are among the 164 “Initial Candidate Chemicals” that DTSC will consider to identify the “priority products” that DTSC will address first.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel’s lawyers stay current on the latest developments, and guide the firm’s clients through the thicket of expanding regulatory issues affecting their businesses. Watch for our next post on Green Chemistry, identifying the chemicals that can make your product a candidate to be a “priority product” for the DTSC.

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Beauty Industry, California Trade Regulations, Green Chemistry Initiative, Manufacturing, Regulatory Compliance, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Sales, Technology

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