March 13, 2014 – Priority Products Identified for California Safer Consumer Products Regulation

The California Department of Toxic Substances control has announced their initial list of three priority products. As we had expected, there is minimal direct impact on the electrical and electronics industry. The first three priority products are:

    1. Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Systems containing unreacted diisocyanates
    2. Children’s Foam Padded Sleeping Products containing Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate or TDCPP
    3. Paint and Varnish Strippers, and Surface Cleaners with methylene chloride