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The article offers information on the approval of several proposed amendments by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) commissioners including the Aerosol Coatings Regulation, the Consumer Products Regulation, and Method 310, the test method used to calculate volatile organic compounds (VOC). Topics discussed include Aerosol Technology Seminar for CARB by the American Coatings Association (ACA), reactivity standard regulating VOC emissions, and development for the Metallic category.

The article mentions that the American Coatings Association (ACA) submitted comments to California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) on June 30, 2014, on its proposed Priority Products listings under the California Safer Consumer Products Regulations. It informs that DTSC proposed three Priority Products on March 13, 2014, including spray foams with unreacted diisocyanates, paint and varnish strippers with methylene chloride and children's sleeping pads with chlorinated tris.

The article focuses on a draft on initial proposed "Priority Products' under Safer Consumer Products Regulation released by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control(DTSC). Topics discussed include three products that are considered as toxic consumer goods including Paint and Varnish Strippers and Surface Cleaner with Methylene Chloride and Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Systems containing Unreacted Diisocyanates; and views of Debbie Raphael, director of the DTSC.

The article reports that the American Coatings Association (ACA) has submitted comments to the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) in California regarding the Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations on the implementation of the California Green Chemistry initiative. ACA's comment describes the DTSC draft regulations as a narrative standard approach which may lead to inconsistent compliance across priority product manufacturers. Also included is ACA's call for research funding.