CHEMICAL INGREDIENT TRANSPARENCY IN PRODUCTS: Review of Existing Public Policies & An Industry Standard

Clean Production Action (CPA) and the Northeast Waste  Management Officials’ Association’s (NEWMOA) Interstate  Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) have launched a partnership to find common ground among key stakeholders on chemical ingredient transparency policies and programs. 

This report provides context and summary information to help inform this initiative. 

The  Review: 

• Discusses the purposes of chemical ingredient disclosure  initiatives. 
• Examines many of the existing state ingredient disclosure  initiatives, a voluntary standard, and their reporting  requirements with the intent of identifying their similarities  and differences. 
• Identifies and discusses key issues regarding existing public  and voluntary disclosure programs. 

The Appendix provides a matrix outlining key elements of the  existing state mandatory disclosure requirements.