‘Monumentally Impactful Rulemaking’: Personal Fragrance Must Contend With California VOC Reset

The California Air Resources Board’s proposed amendments to slash VOC limits in consumer products are headed for effect in April. In its Final Statement of Reasons, CARB holds that sharply reduced VOC limits for personal fragrance products are feasible over coming years, despite deep skepticism from an industry pointing to evidence to the contrary.

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The California Air Resources Board’s Final Statement of Reasons for amending the Consumer Products Regulation to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions shows it and the fragrance industry still starkly divided over the feasibility of targeted cuts.

CARB’s final rulemaking package, including the

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