Industry Groups Oppose Redundant Regulations
Apparel and children's product trade groups urged Ed Day, Country Executive for New York's Rockland County, to veto a referral to the state legislature that would ban certain chemicals used in manufacturing children's clothing. The new measures would duplicate existing…
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federal law, the groups said in a letter dated July 6 (here). They would also be unnecessary because, under the Consumer Product Safety Act and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, states and counties do not have the authority to make any laws that are more restrictive than the federal standard, said the industry groups. The inconvenience to manufacturers by replicating existing regulations would not be offset by a significant increase in safety, said the industry groups. Following the House passage of a bill to update the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on June 23 (see 1506240010), the trade groups continue to promote reform legislation at the federal level, they said.