DTSC Eyes SCP Listing For Children’s Products With Several Key Chemicals

California’s toxics department is weighing whether to target for new regulatory restrictions children’s products that contain phthalates, styrene, or formaldehyde under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) green chemistry program, after preliminarily finding that numerous such items could pose health threats. “Based on our evaluation, we are concerned about the potential for adverse impacts from exposure to phthalates, styrene, and formaldehyde in a variety of children’s products frequently used by sensitive subpopulations, particularly young children,” reads the Department of Toxic Substances...