Nail Polish Study Making Waves; Will California’s DTSC Be Swept Up?

Nail care remains a category of interest for the Department of Toxic Substances Control under California’s Safer Consumer Products regulation, which targets chemicals for alternatives analysis and potential elimination. DTSC could see the new study as strengthening the case for action in this area.

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If California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control is waiting for a reason to take action against nail-care manufacturers under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulation, a new study from researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health could have just delivered it.

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