Regulatory Review: Adhesives Manufacturers Blindsided from the Left Coast
While the easier approach might be to look the other way and let a handful of impacted manufacturers fight this battle alone, I'm not sure it would be a wise one.
We all knew it was coming. The California’s Safer Consumer Regulation has been on everybody’s radar screen for years. The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) made it clear last October that at least three Priority Products would be identified in the spring. Still, when the smoke cleared on March 13, I have to admit I was a bit flummoxed by the fact that the agency thought spray polyurethane foam (SPF) systems should be at the top of the list to undergo a review to determine if there were safer chemical substitutes for these product formulations.