California Green Chemistry Reg Prompts Compliance Burden/Cost Estimates

Firms required to conduct analyses to find alternatives to ingredients deemed potentially hazardous under California’s Safer Consumer Products Regulation will face an “onerous” and costly undertaking, according to Tom Myers, associate general counsel for the Personal Care Products Council.

While California’s latest draft of the regulation may still be subject to revision, there is already speculation among industry representatives as to the expense firms are likely