Safer Alternatives: a consumer perspective Ansje Miller, Policy Director April 13, 2010
Federal Opportunities to Incentivize Safer Alternatives • Require comprehensive data on all chemicals • Require disclosure of chemicals in products • Identify chemicals of concern • Give the EPA authority to take action on chemicals that we know are bad • Shift the burden of proof from consumers and regulators to manufacturers
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California’s Quest for Safer Products • Identify chemicals of concern • Prioritize chemicals of concern for action • Conduct alternatives assessment • Regulatory response
Federal Opportunities to Incentivize Safer Alternatives • Require comprehensive data on all chemicals • Require disclosure of chemicals in products • Clearly identify chemicals of concern • Give the EPA authority to take action on chemicals that we know are bad • Shift the burden of proof from consumers and regulators to manufacturers
ansje@ceh.org Ansje Miller
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