California DTSC’s Safer Products Chief On 1,4-Dioxane, Why Paint Stripper AA Is Worth Following

Manufacturers of methylene chloride-containing paint strippers have submitted the first substantial alternatives analysis under California’s Safer Consumer Products regulation, an undertaking that could be informative for other industries. Karl Palmer, who heads the program for the Department of Toxic Substances Control, discusses the process and the DTSC’s probe into 1,4-dioxane in personal care.

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California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control has taken no formal action against 1,4-dioxane in personal-care and household cleaning products, but the DTSC would not be in information-gathering mode if it were not seriously considering the substance for a Priority Product proposal under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulation.

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