The Safer Consumer Products regulations require DTSC to post an informational list of Candidate Chemicals on its web site within 30 days after the effective date of the regulations (October 1, 2013); and to update the list periodically. (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 22, § 69502.3, subd. (a)). This list includes the chemical name, the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (if applicable), the basis for listing the Candidate Chemical (hazard trait and authoritative list name), the group name (if applicable), and an indication of whether the chemical is on the “initial list of Candidate Chemicals.”
Chemicals that exhibit a hazard trait and/or environmental or toxicological endpoint and are listed on one or more of the lists identified in section 69502.2(a) of title 22 of the California Code of Regulations are Candidate Chemicals. These are the chemicals that are identified on the informational Candidate Chemicals list. In the event there is a discrepancy between the criteria in section 69502.2 and the informational Candidate Chemicals list, the regulation controls.
The Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers (CAS RNs) are listed as they are identified on the source list, therefore, a chemical may be identified using a synonymous name, and searching by CAS number whenever possible is recommended.
Step 1: Select Your Filter Options
Select Filter Option
Option 1. Search multiple criteria using “or”
Option 2. Search multiple criteria using “and”
Option 3. Filter hazard traits from selected authoritative lists
Searching by a string of numbers or text will search for a match within the chemical name, chemical group name, or CAS RN fields of the database.
Searching by a string of numbers or text and selecting “search group names” will only search the chemical group name field, and the search results page will return results for all chemicals that are in the identified group(s).
Selecting “show only initial list” and pressing “search” or entering a search term returns chemicals that meet the criteria of being on both a “hazard trait list” and an “exposure indicator list”. For more detail on the initial list, please review the Chemicals List webpage.
To filter the data for hazard trait(s) or authoritative list(s), select “more search options”. There are three search options:
1. “or” - For example, show chemicals that are carcinogenic or mutagenic
2. “and” - For example, show chemicals that are carcinogenic and mutagenic
3. “filter hazard traits by authoritative list” - For example, show chemicals that are carcinogenic or mutagenic, and on EC Annex VI – Cat 1A or EC Annex VI – Cat 1B.
To view the hazard trait(s) and authoritative list(s) that are the basis of the listing, select the chemical name or CAS RN in the search result. Additional information is found on the resulting “Candidate Chemical Details” page.
All of these search results can be exported to Excel or PDF.