CHPA Makes Take-Back Programs Top Policy Targets Outside Washington

CHPA will add its voice to the debate over local ordinances that include OTCs in mandatory drug take-back programs, says Carlos Gutierrez, senior director of state government affairs. Identifying the issue as its top non-federal policy fight, CHPA will continue working to educate consumers and support voluntary programs.

Lobbying against mandatory drug take-back programs and educating consumers about OTC product disposal top the Consumer Healthcare Products Association's non-federal priorities, says Carlos Gutierrez, the trade group's state affairs chief.

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