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Chemical Legislation

Chemical Legislation. Getting Ahead of the Curve. Overview. Challenges faced by industry Industry Feedback Getting ahead of the curve Open forum. CTC Group Your Partner in Product Safety. Challenges. Huge volume of legislation Fast Pace More areas of the toy Many more chemicals

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Chemical Legislation

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  1. Chemical Legislation Getting Ahead of the Curve.

  2. Overview • Challenges faced by industry • Industry Feedback • Getting ahead of the curve • Open forum CTC Group Your Partner in Product Safety

  3. Challenges • Huge volume of legislation • Fast Pace • More areas of the toy • Many more chemicals • Many Countries, States, Provinces, Municipalities • Many, many unknowns CTC Group Your Partner in Product Safety

  4. Industry Feedback • Legislation is vague • Not enough expert input • A distraction from real safety work • Major challenge for small businesses • CPSIA-Let Congress legislate and CPSC regulate • Multi-dimensional problem CTC Group Your Partner in Product Safety

  5. Watch the EU Ahead of the US in restricting 6 phthalates Ahead of the US in legal requirements for 8 heavy metals Ahead of the US in controlling substrates as well as coatings Ahead of US States with ROHS legislation EU Tomorrow More phthalates, 19 metals, PAH’s, 40+ organics, nanomaterials…….

  6. Getting Ahead of the Curve • Dedicate Resources • EU factor • Look beyond your area • Prioritize and focus on a few • Leverage chemists and toxicologists • Pay attention to both sides of migration – Assess the safety of any replacements • Upstream Supply Chain Control vs Testing • Subcontractor control • What’s going into your factory CTC Group Your Partner in Product Safety

  7. Open Forum CTC Group Your Partner in Product Safety

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