Cleaning Products
Product Law Group provides strategic compliance advice and defends enforcement actions related to cleaning products, detergents, pool maintenance, and air freshener products under numerous legal frameworks, including:
- CPSC requirements related to labeling and packaging of cleaning products and essential oils under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA);
- EPA regulation of sanitizing, disinfecting, antimicrobial, and odor-control claims under federal pesticide law (FIFRA);
- State laws restricting chemicals such as PFAS, 1-4-dioxane, phosphorus, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cleaning products and detergents (e.g., California Air Resources Board Consumer Product VOC limits and California Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations);
- State laws requiring ingredient disclosure such as the California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act;
- State laws requiring registration or periodic reporting to state agencies (e.g., CARB Consumer and Commercial Product VOC Surveys or CalRecycle Rigid Plastic Packaging Container (RPPC) Certifications);
- Regulation of essential oils under U.S. Lacey Act requirements, including Lacey Act declaration requirements for importers.