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Supervisors amend city's toys ordinance to ban phthalates, postpone bisphenol A ban pending state action
Summary
The Board amended a 2006 ordinance to strengthen a ban on phthalates in toys and certain child-care products, directed city departments to publish product lists, set implementation and enforcement timelines, and postponed a separate ban on bisphenol A (BPA) pending state action and further evidence.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors amended an existing local ordinance on April 10 to broaden the local ban on certain phthalates in children's products and to postpone a proposed ban on bisphenol A (BPA) pending further state action and additional scientific and market information.
Supervisor Alioto Pier, speaking as sponsor of the amendment, said the revised ordinance expands the categories of covered products and directs the Department of Public Health and the Department of the Environment to identify products on store shelves that contain phthalates and prepare a public list to help retailers comply. The amended rules set an…
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