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Californias Safer Consumer Products Independent Review Panel June 14, 2017 Meredith Williams, Deputy Director, Safer Products and Workplaces Program Karl Palmer, Branch Chief, Safer Consumer Products Branch Cal/EPA Department of Toxic

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Department of Toxic Substances Control

Cal/EPA

California’s Safer Consumer Products

Independent Review Panel June 14, 2017

Meredith Williams, Deputy Director, Safer Products and Workplaces Program Karl Palmer, Branch Chief, Safer Consumer Products Branch

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Safer Consumer Products Branch

Vision Products are made with chemicals that are safe for people and the environment. Mission To advance the design, development, and use of products that are chemically safer for people and the environment.

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For today

  • The Problem
  • Origins and solutions
  • Why Green Chemistry?
  • The Safer Consumer Products regulations
  • Framework regulations
  • Implementation to date
  • Building the program – our approach, a look forward

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Statutory pitfalls: regrettable substitutes

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Legislative whack-a-mole

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http://coeh.berkeley.edu/greenchemistry/briefing/ https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/GreenChemistryInitiative /upload/GREEN_Chem.pdf

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Toxics in Products Authorities

  • Toxics in packaging
  • Lead and arsenic containing jewelry
  • Lead in plumbing
  • Lead wheel weights
  • General purpose lights
  • Electronic devices
  • Mercury containing devices
  • Copper Brake Pads
  • Safer Consumer Products

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The utilization of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture, and application of the chemical products.

  • Anastas and Warner

Green Chemistry: Theory and Practices

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2007-2017: California’s Approach

Green Chemistry Report 2008 Statutory Authority

2010 Draft Regulations

2013

Safer Consumer Products Regulations

2014 Draft Initial Priority Products 2015 Three Year Work Plan 2017 Alternatives Analysis Guide Product listings

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Safer Consumer Products Foundational Questions

  • Is it necessary?
  • Is there a safer alternative?

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The CA Framework: Producer Responsibility

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DTSC

Startup City www.martin prosperity.org

2014

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SCP regulations

  • Regulatory framework – 4 step process
  • Implementation: work to date
  • Priority Products
  • Alternatives Analysis

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Safer Consumer Products framework

As designated by 23 authoritative bodies DTSC selects Product-Chemical combinations that may cause harm Manufacturer evaluation of alternatives DTSC considers range of possible responses

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California Code of Regulations, title 22 Chapter 55. Safer Consumer Products Sections 69501 through 69510

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  • 23 Authoritative Bodies
  • Updated Quarterly

Example lists

  • Prop 65 list
  • Biomonitoring CA priority chemicals
  • US EPA identified carcinogins
  • Toxics Release Inventory PBTs
  • CWA 303(c) and (d) pollutants

Exclusions

  • FIFRA pesticides
  • Prescription drugs
  • Food
  • Medical devices and dental restorative

materials Searchable database

https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/chemical/search.aspx

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Prioritization Principles Potential exposure to the Candidate Chemicals in the product

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Potential for exposures to contribute to or cause significant or widespread adverse impacts

Selecting Product-Chemical Combinations

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Potential exposure to the Candidate Chemicals in the product AND Potential for exposures to contribute to or cause significant or widespread adverse impacts

Chemicals are considered in the product context

  • People, aquatic, avian or terrestrial

animals or plants

  • Consideration of entire life cycle of

product

  • Availability of safer alternatives
  • Special Consideration for:
  • Sensitive sub-populations
  • Environmentally sensitive habitats
  • Endangered species

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  • 2. Adopting Priority Products

Workshops Meetings Comments Data/Information Research Q/A Refinement Dialog Rulemaking:

  • Supporting

documents

  • Formal comment

period

  • Formal hearing

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Key Concepts

  • Manufacturer evaluation
  • Public comment
  • CBI protections
  • Life Cycle Thinking

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Alternatives Analysis Process

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Transparency measures

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Factors to be considered in the AA:

Adverse environmental impacts Adverse public health impacts Adverse waste and end-of-life effects Environmental fate Materials and resource consumption impacts Physical chemical hazards Physicochemical properties Associated exposure pathways and life cycle segments

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Division 4.5, Title 22, California Code of Regulations Chapter 54 Green Chemistry Hazard Traits, Toxicological and Environmental Endpoints and Other Relevant Data

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  • No response
  • Additional information to DTSC
  • Additional information to consumer
  • Additional safety measures
  • Restrictions/Prohibitions on sales
  • End-of-life product stewardship
  • Research funding
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Implementation

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Priority Products List: Children’s foam-padded sleeping products with TDCPP or TCEP

  • Flame retardants with

carcinogenicity and developmental toxicity

  • Nap Mats
  • Soft sided portable cribs
  • Play pens
  • Bassinets
  • Regulations effective July 1
  • Protecting children

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Spray Polyurethane Foam with unreacted MDI

  • Worker exposures
  • Respiratory sensitization
  • Asthmagen

Rulemaking underway

  • Comments closed June 6

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Methylene chloride paint strippers

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Methylene chloride paint strippers

  • Widely used by businesses and DIYers
  • Carcinogen
  • Neurotoxicant
  • Workers and consumers hurt or killed every

year

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Work Plan

Policy Priorities

  • Sensitive subpopulations –

children, workers

  • Aquatic impacts
  • Built environment
  • Selected exposure pathways and

evidence

  • Biomonitoring
  • Indoor air
  • Direct and clear exposure routes

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http://dtsc.ca.gov/SCP/upload/PriorityProductWorkPlan_2015.pdf

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Household/Office Furniture/ Furnishings Beauty, Personal Care and Hygiene Products Building Products – Paint Products, Adhesives, Sealants, Flooring Cleaning Products Clothing Fishing and Angling Equipment Office Machinery Consumable Products

2015 – 2017 Priority Product Work Plan Categories

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Step 1: Chemical scoping to identify key chemicals with potential impacts related to policy priorities Step 2: Research on chemical uses in products Step 3: Initial public engagement Step 4: Specifying chemical-product combinations

  • r additional engagement and research

Step 5: Rulemaking

Picking Products

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Potential Aquatic Impacts and Continued Uses of Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPEs)

  • Commercial detergents
  • Clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Cleaners
  • Paint

LA Region POTW effluent

Data from large NPDES dischargers

Information gathering continues – uses, presence in the environment

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Potential Aquatic Impacts and Continued Uses of Triclosan FDA action

Triclosan and triclocarban in liquid, foam, gel hand soaps, bar soaps, and body washes

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Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Carpets, Rugs, Indoor Upholstered Furniture, and Their Care and Treatment Products

  • Can cause cancer, kidney, liver disease
  • Extremely persistent
  • Long half life
  • All PFASs listed via California

Biomonitoring program

  • High potential for regrettable

substitution

  • 1/31 workshop

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Nail salon products

  • Extensive worker exposures
  • Chemicals beyond formaldehyde, toluene, DBP
  • Hosted workshop 3/2
  • Initial stakeholder input submitted
  • AB 2125 Healthy Nail Salon Recognition

http://dtsc.ca.gov/SCP/Workshops.cfm

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Lead Acid Batteries

  • Governor Brown and Legislative mandates
  • Department-wide focus to address batteries
  • Evaluating lead acid batteries as potential Priority

Product

  • Building on research and findings of the

Community Protection and Hazardous Waste Reduction Initiative

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Petition process

  • Process allows submittal of data and analysis requesting DTSC

action

  • BPA in can linings petition received
  • Completeness review complete

  • Undergoing merits review

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View petition at https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/

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CalSAFER: SCP’s Information Management System

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https://calsafer.dtsc.ca.gov/

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Alternatives Analysis

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What are the trade offs? What information is available? What are the data gaps? What will meet the performance criteria? Does this alternative have a downside?

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Alternatives Analysis Guidance

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AA Guide

  • To be released in June 2017
  • Will be updated regularly
  • DTSC will work with regulated

sectors on technical assistance

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2017 Calendar

  • SPF comments closed

June 6

  • BPA petition determination

June

  • Alternatives Analysis Guide release

June

  • Nap mats regs effective

July 1

  • Green Ribbon Science Panel meeting

July 17-18

  • Draft 2018-2020 Priority Product Work Plan

December

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Build Capacity Lead the Way Execute

The Three Pillars

  • f the SCP

Program

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Build Capacity

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Execute

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Lead the Way

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Signal to the Marketplace…

DTSC 58

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Accelerate the quest for safer alternatives

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The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

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https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060039241

  • Signed June 22, 2016
  • Changed the standard for

chemical restrictions

  • Timelines for chemicals

review set in statute

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2014

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Thank you

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