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Sacramento, CA 95812-0806
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Candidate Chemicals List

Candidate Chemical Database

DTSC developed an informational list of Candidate Chemicals based on established authoritative lists. Priority Products must include a chemical from the Candidate Chemicals List.

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What is the Candidate Chemicals List?

What is the Candidate Chemicals List?

 How Will the Candidate Chemicals List Change Over Time?

How Will the Candidate Chemicals List Change Over Time?
 

DTSC developed an informational list of Candidate Chemicals based on established authoritative lists. Priority Produts must include a chemical from the Candidate Chemicals List...

  

The Candidate Chemicals List is updated when there are changes to the authoritative lists. DTSC reviews and updates the informational list quarterly to reflect these changes...
Contents of the Informational List

Contents of the Informational List

 Authoritative Lists

Authoritative Lists
 

The Informational Candidate Chemicals List is a compilation of all chemicals identified on the authoritative lists. Since the authoritative lists are dynamic, DTSC updates the informational...

  

The Candidate Chemicals List identified in the Safer Consumer Products Regulations (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 22, § 69502.2, subd. (a)) were developed using 23 authoritative lists...
Candidate Chemical Terms

Candidate Chemical Terms

 Candidate Chemicals List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Candidate Chemicals List FAQs
 

View a list of frequently used Candidate Chemical terms and their definitions...

  

View frequently asked questions (FAQs) about DTSC's Candidate Chemicals List...