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Wednesday, February 16 • 3:00pm - 3:50pm
c. Breakout 28: Exposing the Current Impact and Trends of State-level Consumer Product Safety Restrictions (Global)

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The US state-level regulatory landscape has been highly active over the last few years with the introduction of numerous consumer product chemical restrictions. Some of the most recent changes include generalized restriction of chemical classes such as flame retardants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Further, US State governments continue to introduce reporting and chemical restrictions for large lists of substances of concern to children’s health and development, perpetuating a trend that is now a decade in the making. Both new and existing state-level consumer product compliance regulations are complex, leaving industry stakeholders with a difficult regulatory landscape to navigate.
 
Join us for a multi-stakeholder panel discussion incorporating differing industry perspectives to present insight into the following:
  1. The impact to companies, highlighting details on how similar state requirements vary to demonstrate the complexity of these requirements.
  2. A snapshot of how retailers and brand holders are currently addressing requirements
  3. Additional recommendations for how to best maintain compliance programs in this active regulatory environment.

Moderators
avatar for Karolyn Helda

Karolyn Helda

Managing Director, QIMA (US), LLC
Karolyn Helda is the Managing Director of QIMA’s Laboratory in Buffalo, New York.  She has worked in the consumer products safety, compliance and quality assurance industry for over 30 years. Her knowledge and direct experience span the categories of promotional products, toys... Read More →

Speakers
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Liz Hitchcock

Director, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families
Liz Hitchcock is Director of Safer Chemicals Healthy Families. She leads advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and at EPA and other federal agencies and coordinates work with partner organizations. She joined the team in 2011 after four years as the public health advocate for the U.S... Read More →
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Nate Herman

Senior Vice President, Policy, American Apparel & Footwear Association
Nate Herman oversees AAFA’s Policy department, managing the association’s lobbying, policy, and regulatory affairs activities. Nate leads AAFA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, formulating and implementing CSR policy and representing AAFA and the industry on CSR... Read More →
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Kim Reid

Principal Scientist, Gradient
Ms. Reynolds Reid is a senior environmental chemist with over 25 years of experience in evaluating and interpreting laboratory data, designing and providing quality assurance oversight of sampling and analysis programs, and determining the validity and usability of chemical data... Read More →


Wednesday February 16, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EST
Maryland Ballroom A/B