California Announces Draft Priority Products List

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced on March 13, 2014, the first draft Priority Products (PP) under the Safer Consumer Products Regulations (SCPR). The three draft PPs are Children's Foam-padded Sleeping Products Containing Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) Phosphate (TDCPP); Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Systems Containing Unreacted Diisocyanates; and Paint and Varnish Strippers and Surface Cleaners Containing Methylene Chloride. The Initial PP List will include consumer products sold in California that each contains at least one chemical from a list of more than 1,200 chemicals that may cause harm to public health or the environment. Companies that produce the listed products are expected to analyze whether there are safer chemicals that could be used to make them. A more detailed memorandum prepared by B&C is available online. A copy of DTSC's announcement is available online.