AB 2201: Toxics: air care products.

Existing law establishes the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in the California Environmental Protection Agency, with powers and duties regarding, among other things, hazardous waste disposal, underground storage of hazardous substances and waste, and the handling and release of hazardous materials. Existing law establishes a procedure for the protection of information submitted to the department that is claimed to be a trade secret.

The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 requires a manufacturer of certain products, including specified air care products, that are sold in this state to disclose on the product label and on the products internet website information related to chemicals contained in the product, as specified. The act prohibits the sale in this state of these products that do not satisfy these requirements.

This bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2026, a person from selling or distributing in commerce in this state an air care product, as defined, that contains certain specified chemical ingredients, except as provided. The bill would require a manufacturer of an air care product to prepare specified technical documentation or other information and would require the manufacturer to submit to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, upon request, that documentation or other information within 28 days after the date of the request. The bill would require a manufacturer to provide a specified certification to a person who sells or offers for sale that manufacturers air care product, upon the request of that person, or to display the certification prominently on the shipping container or on the packaging of the air care product. The bill would authorize a manufacturer to use the existing procedure established for the protection of information submitted to the department that is claimed to be a trade secret. The bill would authorize the department to adopt regulations to implement and administer these provisions.