Chemicals Legislation

Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
October, 2007

The California Toxic Toys Bill (AB 1108) was signed into law on October 14, 2007 as Chaptered 672 (PDF file, 74KB). The law will ban six types of phthalates from children's toys sold in California starting on January 1, 2009. The law would also require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing phthalates...

Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
April, 2007

In 2007, landmark legislation, HB 1024 (PDF file, 30KB), was passed to phase out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) including Deca (Chapter 70.76 RCW). PBDEs are flame retardants used in consumer products. PBDEs persist in the environment and accumulate in living organisms, and toxicological testing...

Status:
Proposed
Type:
Other
Date:
April, 2007

The California Green Chemistry Initiative was launched in April 2007 by California's Secretary for Environmental Protection. The Secretary requested that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) lead a broad public process to generate ideas that could fill information and safety gaps about chemicals, develop overall policy goals, and identify and recommend policy options. The Initiative is divided into two phases. During Phase One, from April to...

Status:
Passed
Type:
Resolution
Date:
March, 2006

In 2006, the WSPHA adopted WSPHA Resolution 06-02 (PDF file, 34KB), a resolution endorsing the Precautionary Principle as a public health tool for preventing harm from persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs). The Precautionary Principle holds that those who produce goods should be responsible for ensuring they are healthy for the population.

Also in 2006, the WSPHA adopted ...

Status:
Passed
Type:
Resolution
Date:
February, 2006

In 2006, the City of Portland and Multnomah County passed Resolution 06-073, the Toxics Reduction Strategy. The strategy is a plan for minimizing toxic substances of concern in government operations by using the precautionary principle. A Progress Report was issued on October 16, 2008 that outlines the initial actions that were undertaken by...

Status:
Passed
Type:
Law

California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, states that the State of California must maintain a list of toxic materials that can cause cancer, birth defects, or cause reproductive harm. Companies selling products in California containing one of these chemicals must place the Prop 65 warning on the product’s label that the product contains one of the Prop 65 chemicals. The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) administers the program and has...

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