California DTSC Revisits Pending Chemical Reg’s Trade-Secret Provisions
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Comments are being accepted through Sept. 9 on eleventh-hour revisions to California’s Safer Consumer Products regulation. The state’s Office of Administrative Law advised the Department of Toxic Substances Control to add language and clarify its trade-secret review process and standards for confidentiality.
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