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California & EPA Officials to Sign Agreement on Safer Consumer Products

California's Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) announced that on January 12, 2012, DTSC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a press conference and visual media opportunity that demonstrates the need for safer consumer products. The two agencies…

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will also sign an agreement that formalizes a partnership to push for safer consumer products in California. According to DTSC, exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday life has increasingly become an environmental and health concern, and DTSC is at the forefront of an international effort to identify safer ingredients for consumer goods.