Washington will fully ban carcinogenic flame retardant TDCPP and TCEP
Washington will fully ban carcinogenic flame retardant TDCPP and TCEP
It is reported that the United States, mayor of Washington, in the recently signed 2016 carcinogenicity flame retardant amendment, since January 1, 2018, Washington will prohibit the use of TDCPP in consumer products and TCEP two carcinogenicity flame retardants. The bill will be submitted to congress for a 30-day review prior to implementation. The main points of the bill are as follows: first, if this proposal is adopted formally, the two flame retardants of TDCPP and TCEP will be prohibited from manufacturing, marketing and distribution in the city of Washington under the following requirements. Washington would ban carcinogenicity flame retardant TCEP and TDCPP second, exemption Before the law took effect has already been retailers buy or for sales, sales or distribution of the products; Any relevant activities after the first sale of the product in the retail segment; Parts or equipment of motor vehicles or motor vehicles; The insulation layer or wiring of commercial or residential houses shall be in conformity with the building supplementary provisions in the municipal laws of the district of Columbia; Desktop and notebook computers, audio-visual equipment, calculators, wireless phones, game consoles, belt is used to access the interactive software and related peripheral equipment screen handheld devices, and cables, adapters, and other similar connection device; Or storage medium, such as optical disc, interactive software such as computer games. Third, the producers may be required to provide their products within 45 days to comply with the regulatory requirements. Finally, in accordance with the requirements of human health and the environment protection act of 2010, manufacturers are not to be used in the product has the following hazard material instead of TDCPP, TCEP and have been disabled before five bromine, eight bromine, ten bromine biphenyl ether: department of health and human services in the United States national toxicology program released the latest report on carcinogens that belonged to "known human carcinogen" or "reasonable expectations for human carcinogen"; In the U.S. environmental protection agency's list of carcinogenic substances, it is considered to be a carcinogen or a possible carcinogen. Or they are considered to be teratogenic, endocrine-disrupting, neurotoxic or reproductive toxicity. Note: upholstery upholstery is used in the home or other residential area, with a fabric or similar material covered with a material.
