The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) Regulatory Affairs Committee (RAC) recently held its annual “forecasting” conference call, during which we prioritize what are believed to be the biggest legislative and regulatory issues for the industry in the upcoming year. As the discussions progressed through the afternoon, it became increasingly clear to me that California will be an area of considerable focus in 2015.
Front and center on the list of concerns is the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard (OEEHA) probable effort to drastically change the requirements for Prop 65 product labeling. Initially rolled out as a pre-regulatory notice, the agency suggested some draconian ideas to what Prop 65 labels might look like in the future—all in the name of reform, of course. Some ideas suggested by the agency included: