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US Washington State amend Children’s Safe Products – Reporting Rule of 66 CHCC

On October 22, 2013, The Washington Department of Ecology adopted amendments to the Children's Safe Products - Reporting Rule, Chapter 173-334 WAC. The rule applies to companies that make children’s products such as toys, cosmetics, jewelry, and baby products. Under this chapter, manufacturers of children's products must report on the presence of certain chemicals of high concern to children (CHCC) in children's products.

This rule making amends Chapter 173-334 WAC to:
• Remove n-butanol (CAS # 71-36-3) from the reporting list of chemicals
• Add tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP) (CAS # 13674-87-8) to the reporting list of chemicals.

The amending rule goes into effect on November 22, 2013. Manufacturers are no longer required to report on the presence of n-butanol in their children’s products. Manufacturers are now required to report on the presence of TDCPP in their children’s products. The presence of TDCPP must be reported in all notices required to be filed after August 31, 2014, according to the phase-in schedule in WAC 173-334-110(2). The first reports for TDCPP will be due in February 2015.

For more information please visit:
https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/publications/1307062.pdf
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/laws-rules/wac173334/x1202a.pdf