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ICPHSO's 2010 Annual Meeting & Training Symposium February 15 - 18, 2010 Washington, D.C.

Chemical & Environment Considerations in Product Safety: Current research, legislation, and the public and industry response Chemical Safety Regulations – An overview. ICPHSO's 2010 Annual Meeting & Training Symposium February 15 - 18, 2010 Washington, D.C. Sanjeev Gandhi, Ph.D.

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ICPHSO's 2010 Annual Meeting & Training Symposium February 15 - 18, 2010 Washington, D.C.

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  1. Chemical & Environment Considerations in ProductSafety: Current research, legislation, and the publicand industry responseChemical Safety Regulations – An overview ICPHSO's 2010 Annual Meeting & Training Symposium February 15 - 18, 2010 Washington, D.C. Sanjeev Gandhi, Ph.D. SGS Consumer Testing Service, USA

  2. Outline: • GLOBAL DRIVERS FOR RESTRICTION ON CHEMICALS • REGULATORY DRIVERS • PUBLIC, PRIVATE, INVESTOR DRIVEN PRESSURES

  3. X SVHC X CMR X PBT 2009 Global Pressureson Chemical Users

  4. Regulatory Drivers ─ US • US Federal Laws • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Kid-safe chemicals act? (US proposal) • Federal Hazardous Substances Act • Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act • TSCA Reform • Kid safe Chemicals Act (proposed) • EPA chemical action plan

  5. Regulatory Drivers ─ US • US State Laws • CA Proposition 65 • Kid-safe products act (Maine) • Various State laws • Similar laws Michigan, Massachusetts • CA Green Chemistry • WA High Priority Chemicals List • Alternatives Assessment • Toxic Use Reduction http://www.chemicalspolicy.org/home.php

  6. Regulatory Drivers ─ EU Market • EU Directive • Dangerous substances and preparations Directive • Market and Use Directive (76/769/EEC) e.g. Azo(2002/61/EC), Nickel release(94/27/EC), NP/NPEO (2005/53/EC) • Member State Laws • Swedish Product Safety Ordinance • EEA Norway POHS • REACH • Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) POHS: Prohibition on hazardous substance

  7. EU Germany Japan Eco-Label Blue Angel Eco-Mark US Nordic Oko-Tex Standard 100 Green Seal Environmental Label Eco-Label Other Drivers ……….. Green / ECO Labels Brand Differentiation • Business ethics and social responsibility • Greater awareness of eco-brands • Under pressure from consumer-protection advocates

  8. WAL MART Other PressuresCLIENT, PUBLIC, INVESTOR DRIVEN World’s largest retailer US $375 billion sales 7,250 stores “Provide to our customers affordable and effective products where all chemical ingredients are preferred for Mother, Child and the Environment”

  9. Global Pressures: Investors Shareholder resolutions on chemicals (2006-08): 2: Chemical makers10: Product makers16: Retailers28: Total Competitive advantage: who wins, who loses? Source: http://www.ciel.org/Publications/pubpops.html

  10. “Whack a Chemical” vPvBT PBT CMRs SVHCs BFRs Azo Dyes Heavy Metals

  11. “… to ensure that REACH Authorization procedure indeed will be an effective tool to fast-track the most urgent SVHC for substitution, & to facilitate toxic use reduction by businesses” SIN List Updated October 2009: 355 SVHC SIN LIST The Substitute It Now List (SIN List) is an NGO (ChemSec) driven project intended to speed up the transition to a toxic free world. Aim 17 PBT 30 Equivalent Level of Concern Substances 309 Cat. 1&2 CMR CMR: Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and toxic to Reproduction substances; PBT: Persistent, Bioaccumulative & Toxic substances; POP: Persistent Organic Pollutants Source: http://www.chemsec.org/

  12. Prescriptive to Performance based Comprehensive and integrated approach towards toxic and hazardous substances Assessment based on inherent toxicity (hazards), uses, functions, and potential exposures Prioritize phase out higher toxicity chemicals first Safer alternatives Drive innovation through policy Benign by design Shift in Chemical Policy

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