The Oregon Health Authority has proposed rules to require manufacturers of certain children’s products to remove or substitute High Priority Chemicals of Concern for Children’s Health (HPCCCH) from the products previously reported under the Toxic Free Kids Act and relevant rules (OAR 333-016).
According to the proposal, the rules will target the following children’s products:
If a manufacturer has previously reported his children’s products (which belong to the above-mentioned categories) containing HPCCCH, he shall either:
If a manufacturer chooses to remove the HPCCCH from the product, substitute with another chemical, or is no longer manufacturing such product, shall submit a notice to inform the Authority.
A manufacturer can be exempted from meeting the HPCCCH removal or substitution requirement if one or more of the following conditions is met, and an exemption request shall be submitted to the Authority:
Besides the phasing out of high priority chemicals in children’s products, the Authority proposed the requirement for manufacturers to provide the intended age of products in the biennial notice: 0-3, 3-12, or 0-12 years old.
Note:
“Children’s product” means any of the following products and any component part of them that are made for, marketed for use by or marketed to children under 12 years of age:
It does not mean:
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