Idaho Resolution on chemicals of concern

Idaho's Legislature issued a Concurrent Resolution encouraging companies to avoid substances likely to be harmful and substitute safer alternatives whenever feasible in household products, especially those likely to be used by pregnant women and children.

The Resolution defines those substances to include phthalates, mercury, perfluorinated compounds, bisphenol A (BPA) and the flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A.

The Resolution also commends those Idaho companies voluntarily disclosing, reducing or avoiding entirely substances likely to be harmful.

Idaho joins several other states enacting restrictions on chemicals of concern, including California, Maine and Washington. For more on these states' restrictions, Ask Our Experts!