Chemical Policy Reform

The Problem
The U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)

Most Chemicals Are NOT Effectively Regulated in the U.S. Only pesticides, food and drugs are regulated prior to use.
• 62,000 chemicals in commerce “grandfathered”
• 20,000 new chemicals have been introduced
• 85% have no health data
• 67% no data at all

Solutions - Moving to safer alternative designs, technologies and chemicals

Lauren Heine, Alexandra McPherson, Clean Production Action Moving to Safer Alternatives
Moving to Safer Alternatives

Rachael A. Baker, Environmental Supply Chain Manager, and Tom Cooper, Environmental Design and Research, Kaiser Permanente.
How Kaiser is using supplier engagement and environmental disclosure practices to drive the market for safer materials

Lauren Heine, Ph.D., Director of Applied Sciences, Green Blue Institute
Are there less toxic alternative fire retardant strategies?

Michael Kirschner, President, Design Chain Associates
Toxic Substance Replacement in Industry: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities

Kris Senecal, Research Biologist, US Army Natick Soldier Center
Protecting our Troops from Fire Injuries as well as Fire Retardants

International Harmonization with chemical policy in the EU and Asia

Jerker Ligthart, International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), Sweden
ChemSec, the SIN (Substitute It Now) List and how to eliminate hazardous substances including brominated and chlorinated fire retardants

Ian Clark, European Commission, Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley
Improving Health and Quality of Life in Europe-How can Chemical Policy Reform Contribute

Green Chemistry to produce non-toxic alternatives

Michael Wilson and Megan Schwarzman, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California

Jeffrey Wong, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Department of Toxic Substances Control
California Green Chemistry Initiative

Terry Collins
Green chemistry: sustaining a high technology civilization

Following the Precautionary Principle to Prevent Harm

Debbie Raphael, Toxics/Green Program Manager Department of the Environment City & County of San Francisco
The Precautionary Principle Decision Making in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty