Safer Consumer Products

We are working toward safer California households, workplaces, and products.

Priority Product Work Plan

Every three years we issue a Work Plan that identifies and describes the specific product categories we plan to evaluate during that three-year period in order to identify Priority Products.

The Priority Product Work Plan defines product categories and justifies their selection

2024-2026 Priority Product Work Plan

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The Work Plan identifies product categories that we may evaluate and provides a general explanation of our decision to select those specific categories.

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During each three-year period, we will only evaluate the product categories described in that Work Plan (unless otherwise compelled by statute or executive order, or unless we grant a petition to add a product-chemical combination to the Priority Product list). Where feasible, we rely on existing statutory or regulatory definitions to help describe product categories.

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The Work Plan does not identify any Priority Products, nor does it create any new regulatory requirements or legal obligations. Including a product category in the Work Plan does not imply anything about the safety of those products, nor does it prohibit or restrict the sale of any product in that category.

Priority Product Work Plan 2024-2026 Product Categories

Four of the product categories are carried over, mostly unchanged, from the 2021-2023 Work Plan:

Beauty, Personal Care, and Hygiene Products
Cleaning Products
Building Products and Materials Used in Construction and Renovation
Children’s Products

We also added two new product categories that we have done some preliminary research on:

Paints
Products that Contain or Generate Microplastics

Additionally, for transparency, we identified six product categories that we intend to begin evaluating during the 2024-2026 cycle, depending on our available resources and policy considerations:

Motor Vehicle Parts, Accessories, Maintenance, and Repair Materials (previously Motor Vehicle Tires)
Food Contact Articles (previously Food Packaging)
Electronics
Products Used or Produced by Metal Plating and Finishing Facilities
Pet Care Products
Sporting and Athletic Equipment

Your Feedback Helps Shape Our Work

As we implement each Work Plan, we appreciate learning from experts about product formulations, supply chain considerations, toxicology studies, and other topics. Although our public comment period on the draft Work Plan closed on July 15, 2024, you can reach us by emailing SaferConsumerProducts@dtsc.ca.gov.

We held a public virtual workshop on June 18, 2024. Further details about this workshop are available on our Workshops and Events Webpage.

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