25251. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Chemical manufacturer” means a person who manufactures a chemical or chemical ingredient that is used in a consumer product. (b) “Consumer product” means a product or part of the product that is used, brought, or leased for use by a person for any purposes. “Consumer product” […]
25252. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations to establish a process to identify and prioritize those chemicals or chemical ingredients in consumer products that may be considered as being a chemical of concern, in accordance with the review process specified in Section 25252.5. The department shall adopt these regulations in […]
25252.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the department, in adopting the regulations pursuant to Sections 25252 and 25253, shall prepare a multimedia life cycle evaluation conducted by affected agencies and coordinated by the department, and shall submit the regulations and the multimedia life cycle evaluation to the council for review. (b) The multimedia evaluation shall […]
25253. (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2011, the department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section that establish a process for evaluating chemicals of concern in consumer products, and their potential alternatives, to determine how best to limit exposure or to reduce the level of hazard posed by a chemical of concern, in accordance with […]
25253.5. The department shall revise its 2015–17 Priority Product Work Plan to include lead acid batteries for consideration and evaluation as a potential priority product. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 340, Sec. 23. (SB 839) Effective September 13, 2016.)
25253.6. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state to ensure the safety of consumer products sold in California through timely administrative and legislative action on consumer products and chemicals of concern in those products, particularly those products that may have disproportionate impacts on sensitive populations. (Added by Stats. 2022, […]
25253.7. (a) (1) The department may issue a formal request for information from product manufacturers. The request shall be accompanied by a brief statement on why the department is requesting the information. A product manufacturer shall provide to the department data and information on the ingredients and use of a consumer product upon the department’s request within […]
25253.9. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section, the department shall include in each Priority Product Work Plan, commencing with the 2024–26 Priority Product Work Plan, in addition to any other information that the department is required to include pursuant to Section 69503.4 of Title 22 of the California Code […]
25254. (a) In implementing this article, the department shall establish a Green Ribbon Science Panel. The panel shall be composed of members whose expertise shall encompass all of the following disciplines: (1) Chemistry. (2) Chemical engineering. (3) Environmental law. (4) Toxicology. (5) Public policy. (6) Pollution prevention. (7) Cleaner production methods. (8) Environmental health. (9) Public health. (10) Risk analysis. (11) Materials science. (12) Nanotechnology. (13) Chemical synthesis. (14) Research. […]
25255. The panel may take any of the following actions: (a) Advise the department and the council on scientific and technical matters in support of the goals of this article of significantly reducing adverse health and environmental impacts of chemicals used in commerce, as well as the overall costs of those impacts to the state’s society, […]
25256. The department shall establish the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, which shall provide a decentralized, Web-based system for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of specific chemical hazard trait and environmental and toxicological end-point data. The department shall make the clearinghouse accessible to the public through a single Internet Web portal, and, shall, to the maximum extent […]
25256.1. On or before January 1, 2011, the office shall evaluate and specify the hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points and any other relevant data that are to be included in the clearinghouse. The office shall conduct this evaluation in consultation with the department and all appropriate state agencies, after one or more public […]
25256.2. (a) The department shall develop requirements and standards related to the design of the clearinghouse and data quality and test methods that govern the data that is eligible to be available through the clearinghouse. (b) The department may phase in the access to eligible information and data in the clearinghouse as that information and data become […]
25256.3. The department shall consult with other states, the federal government, and other nations to identify available data related to hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-points, and to facilitate the development of regional, national, and international data sharing arrangements to be included in the clearinghouse. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 560, Sec. 1. Effective […]
25257. (a) A person providing information pursuant to this article may, at the time of submission, identify a portion of the information submitted to the department as a trade secret and, upon the written request of the department, shall provide support for the claim that the information is a trade secret. Except as provided in subdivision […]
25257.1. (a) This article does not limit and shall not be construed to limit the department’s or any other department’s or agency’s existing authority over hazardous materials. (b) This article does not authorize the department to supersede the regulatory authority of any other department or agency. (c) The department shall not duplicate or adopt conflicting regulations for product […]
25257.2. (a) The department shall, by January 1, 2018, publish guidelines for healthy nail salon recognition (HNSR) programs voluntarily implemented by local cities and counties. (b) The guidelines for an HNSR program adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A list of specific chemical ingredients that should […]
