What to expect with WA ban on toxic chemicals in consumer products

By Amanda Zou | The Seattle Times | June 13, 2023

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“The Washington Department of Ecology adopted sweeping rules that will prohibit the use of toxic chemicals like PFAS and bisphenols in certain consumer products.

The new rules are the culmination of over four years of work through the ‘Safer Products for Washington’ program that started in 2019, when the state Legislature passed a law giving authority to Ecology to identify and regulate toxic chemicals found in common consumer products.

Manufacturers, distributors and retailers must comply with the new regulations starting as early as Jan. 1, 2025, for certain restrictions, or face the threat of fines.

Cheri Peele, a senior project manager with national nonprofit Toxic-Free Future, called the new rules a ‘landmark regulation’ that gives Washington some of the strongest consumer protections in the country."

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