FPA Signs Coalition Comments on the DTSC Proposed Addition of Microplastics to the Candidate Chemicals List

We welcome the opportunity to comment on the proposal by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to add microplastics to the Candidate Chemicals List under the Safer Consumer Products Program (SCPP). We offer comments on all elements of the report, including (1) whether microplastics meet the definition of a “chemical”; (2) the potential hazard, toxicological, or environmental endpoints that are the basis for listing, and ( 3) the definition of microplastics. We note several general comments followed by specific comments on the report.