Combining science and business, green chemistry promises a new generation of safer substitutes for hazardous ingredients, renewable raw materials for everyday products and chemicals that don’t persist in the environment at the end of their lifecycles. The goal: stimulate a new consumer products economy that designs, manufactures and uses safe, toxic-free processes and products.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (DTSC) Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulation is a new program designed to help reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products and create new business opportunities. This program informs consumers and businesses struggling to identify chemicals in the products that they are purchasing for their families and customers. The SCP Program will rely on reports submitted by manufacturers to report and encourage using safer chemicals.