The proposal under the state’s Safer Consumer Products regulation marks the ingredient for alternative analyses and potential replacement in nail-care products. California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control cites possible dangers to salon workers in particular, including nervous system, respiratory and developmental toxicity risks.
Solvent toluene is coming under scrutiny in California, with the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control proposing that nail products containing the chemical be assessed for possible alternatives under the Safer Consumer Products regulation.
In a DTSC discussion draft product-chemical profile, the department says exposure to toluene from nail coatings and nail polish...
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OMUFA reauthorization bill including amendment with sunscreen regulation provisions passed by Senate committee, which also approved other provisions not included in House OMUFA bill.
As stakeholders and lawmakers pin their hopes on OMUFA reauthorization as a vehicle for enacting sunscreen regulatory changes, Senate version of the bill could be the ticket after a sunscreen-specific amendment withdrawn in the House.
Committee voted 51-0 to approve five-year authorization of FDA program user fee program needed to support regulatory pathway for large majority of nonprescription drugs available in the US with amendment to expand stakeholder engagement with FDA.
