Chemicals in Children's Products

There are many chemicals in our environment. Some of them are in products we all use — including children’s products. Children can be more susceptible to some chemicals.

  • Some chemicals can interfere with a child's growth and development.
  • Children's bodies are small so they can take in more chemicals in proportion to their body weight than adults.
  • Children can come in contact with more chemicals by their behavior, like putting hands and objects in their mouths.

Vermont prioritizes protecting public health and the environment. Beginning 2017, manufacturers who use chemicals designated by the State of Vermont as Chemicals of High Concern to Children (CHCC) must report information about these chemicals to the Health Department.

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Chemicals of High Concern to Children

Each of the chemicals on this list is included according to Vermont law. The list is organized by chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number.

Go to the list of Chemicals of High Concern to Children  (Excel file)

All chemicals have been found through biomonitoring human blood, umbilical cord blood, breast milk, urine or other bodily tissues or fluids, household dust, indoor air, drinking water, other places in the home and/or in fish, wildlife or the natural environment.

Below you will find information on each of the chemicals on the list sorted by name and CAS number. Click on "Chemical" in the table heading to sort by chemical, or search for a chemical in the search box.

Chemical (CAS)How can I come into contact with it?Possible health effects
Ethylbenzene 
(100-41-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer; causes cancer in animals.
StyreneSkin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, may harm hormones, may harm development.
Nonylphenol (NP) & 4-Nonylphenol 
(104-40-5, 25154-52-3, 84852-15-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm hormones.
Para-Chloroaniline
(106-47-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer; may harm blood system.
Acrylonitrile 
(107-13-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer.
Ethylene glycolSkin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development.
TolueneSkin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; may harm reproduction; may harm kidneys, brain and nervous system.
PhenolSkin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; May harm liver, kidney, lung, and gastrointestinal tract.
Ethylene glycol monomethyl etherSkin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air.May harm reproductive system; may harm development.
Ethylene glycol monoethyl etherSkin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm reproductive system.
Triphenyl phosphate (TPP)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; may harm reproductive system; may harm the neurological system.
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer; may harm development.
2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-Decabromodiphenyl ether 
(BDE-209)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; may harm vascular, cardiac and nervious systems.
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) 
(117-81-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer; causes cancer in animals, may harm development; may harm reproductive system.
Di(methoxyethyl) phthalate (DMEP)
(117-82-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; may harm reproductive system.
Di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP)
(117-84-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; may harm immune system; may harm the liver, kidney and thyroid.
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
(118-74-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer; may harm development; may harm hormones.
3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine and dyes metabolized to 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine
(119-93-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air.May cause cancer.
1,4-Dioxane 
(123-91-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust. Exposure most often occurs through inhalation; however, skin absorption can occur with the use of cosmetics containing 1,4-Dioxane.May cause cancer; causes cancer in animals; may harm liver and kidneys; may irritate the eyes and nose.
Ethyl paraben
(120-47-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material.May harm hormones; changes how hormones are made in animals.
Ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate (EHDPP) (1241-94-7)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.My harm reproduction; may harm blood, liver, kidney and adrenal glands based on animal studies.
Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate (TDBPP) 
(126-72-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer.
Tri-n-butyl phosphate (TNBP)
(126-73-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals.
Perchloroethylene (PERC)
(127-18-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, damages the liver and kidney in animals.
Dipentyl phthalate (DPP, DPNP) 
(131-18-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development or the reproductive system, harms development and the reproductive system in animals.
Benzophenone-2 (BP-2), 2,2',4,4'-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone
(131-55-5)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm hormones; can disrupt the endocrine system in animals.
Tricresyl phosphate (TCP) 
(1330-78-5)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause neurological harm and nervous system diseases; May harm reproduction and fertility based on animal studies.
Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP)
(13674-84-5)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development or the reproductive system, based on animal studies.
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)
(13674-87-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals.
4-tert-Octylphenol, 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-4-butylphenol
(140-66-9)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food beverages or dust.May harm development, reproduction and hormones based on animal studies.
Estragole
(140-67-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals.
2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA)
(149-57-5)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm reproduction and development based on animal studies.
Perfluorooctanyl sulphonic acid (PFOS) and its salts
(1763-23-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food beverages or dust. Children may also be exposed to PFOS through hand-to-mouth contact with treated carpets and upholstery.May harm development and liver based on animal studies. It may also affect health during pregnancy.
Phenol, 4-octyl-
(1806-26-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing contaminated air, such as vehicle exhaust and wood or cigarette smoke, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm the gastrointestinal tract of humans if swallowed over time. May harm development; Can harm the heart, kidney and lung in animals.
2-ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (TBB)
(183658-27-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development, reproduction and nervious system based on animal studies.
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)(25013-16-5)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, can cause cancer in animals; may harm hormones.
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) 
(25637-99-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food beverages or dust. Children may also be exposed to HBCD through hand-to-mouth contact with house dust or other surfaces.May harm development; can harm the thyroid system in animals.
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromopthalate (TBPH) 
(26040-51-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development and the reproductive system based on animal studies.
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) 
(26761-40-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development based on animal studies.
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
(28553-12-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer; may harm development and lead to growth of tumors in the liver, spleen and kidneys based on animal studies.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) 
(335-67-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, harm development  and neurological, immune and reproductive systems, based on animal studies. Some studies in people show that certain perfluoroalkyl chemicals may affect child development, metabolism, the immune and reproductive systems, and increase the risk of cancer.
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) 
(355-46-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development, hormones, or liver function based on animal studies.
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) 
(375-85-9)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development, or the liver based on animal and in vitro studies.
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) 
(375-95-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm the liver, development, and reproductive and immune systems based on animal studies.
Bis(chloromethyl)propane-1,3-diyl tetrakis-(2-chloroethyl) bis(phosphate) (V6) (38051-10-4)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development based on animal studies.
Formaldehyde 
(50-00-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May irritate the eyes, nose and throat and has been linked to some types of cancers in humans.
2-Ethyl-hexyl-4-methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate)
(5466-77-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material.May harm hormones based on animal studies.
Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) 
(556-67-2)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm hormones; may harm the nervous system based on animal studies.
Benzene, pentachloro (608-93-5)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm hormones based on animal studies.
Aniline
(62-53-3)
Breathing it in contaminated air, such as second-hand tobacco smoke.May cause cancer in humans, causes cancer in animals. In humans, the lungs, throat and windpipe may become irritated or congested. Over time, exposure to aniline may damage the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) 
(62-75-9)
Eating certain prepared foods, drinking contaminated water, and breathing in cigarette smoke and contaminated air, and using personal care products or household goods that contain NDMA. Infants may come in contact with NDMA through the use of rubber baby bottle nipples and pacifiers.May cause cancer in humans, causes cancer in animals.
Bisphenol F (BPF)
(620-92-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development and the reproductive system, based on animal studies and the effects of structurally similar chemicals.
Isopropylated triphenyl phosphate (IPTPP) 
(68937-41-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm reproduction by harming fertility and reproductive organs and damage the nervous system, based on animal studies.
Benzene
(71-43-2)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Being exposed to benzene over a long period of time can cause cancer in humans, including leukemia.
Lead & lead compounds 
(7439-92-1)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm many organs in the body, primarily the nervous system. It can hurt the brain and kidney, change the immune system and harm the reproductive system and development in humans. Unborn babies and children are especially sensitive to lead exposure since their nervous systems are still developing.
Mercury & mercury compounds including methyl mercury
(22967-92-6) 
(7439-97-6)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; Breathing in mercury vapors affects the human nervous system.
Molybdenum & molybdenum compounds (7439-98-7)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals. Molybdenum and molybdenum compounds cause respiratory, kidney, liver, reproductive and developmental problems in animals.
Antimony & antimony compounds 
(7440-36-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals. Over time, breathing in antimony causes respiratory, cardiovascular and blood effects in humans. Antimony and antimony compounds cause a broad range of effects in animals including reproductive, developmental, immune, and effects on other body systems.
Arsenic & arsenic compounds including arsenic trioxide (1327-53-3) & dimethyl arsenic
(75-60-5) (7440-38-2)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Arsenic and arsenic compounds are known to cause cancer in humans. Arsenic oxides may cause damage to the reproductive system.
Cadmium & cadmium compounds 
(7440-43-9)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air or tobacco smoke, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Cadmium and cadmium compounds are known to cause cancer in humans. Cadmium and cadmium compounds may affect male reproduction and the way babies develop, based on animal studies.
Cobalt & cobalt compounds 
(7440-48-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air or tobacco smoke, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Cobalt may increase a person’s risk of lung cancer. It causes cancer in animals and can damage genes. Long-term exposure may cause respiratory, heart, or liver and kidney problems in humans.
Vinyl chloride 
(75-01-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material and breathing in contaminated air.Vinyl chloride has been linked to certain types of cancer in humans.
Acetaldehyde
(75-07-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air or smoke, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer in humans, causes cancer in animals. It also puts unborn babies at risk for fetal alcohol disorders.
Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) (75-09-2)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals. May harm development and the brain and spinal cord of unborn babies. Studies show that humans can have these same health effects from methylene chloride.
Carbon disulfide 
(75-15-0)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Carbon disulfide can affect the reproductive system and the nervous system in both animals and humans, as well as how babies develop.
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) 
(78-93-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air or smoke, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) can affect the reproductive system of animals and may affect how unborn babies develop.
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (1,1,2,2-TCA) 
(79-34-5)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals; may damage the liver, kidneys, nervous system and blood system in humans.
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)
(79-94-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer and affect how the thyroid works.
Bisphenol A (BPA) (80-05-7)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Even at low doses, bisphenol A (BPA) can affect the reproductive system of animals and affect how babies develop. It can also affect how hormones are made in the bodies of animals.
Bisphenol S (BPS) (80-09-1)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm the reproductive system, based on animal studies.
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) 
(84-61-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.DCHP may cause changes in the reproductive system and development based on animal studies that showed lowered hormone levels, growth and body and organ weight.
Diethyl phthalate (DEP) 
(84-66-2)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Diethyl phthalate (DEP) can affect the male reproductive system of humans and affect how male babies develop. It can also affect how hormones act in the body.
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) 
(84-69-5)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development and the reproductive system, based on animal studies.
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 
(84-74-2)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May affect how babies develop before and after they are born, the reproductive system, and how hormones act in the body based on animal studies.
Di-n-hexyl Phthalate (DnHP) 
(84-75-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.Di-n-hexyl Phthalate (DnHP) can damage the reproductive system of animals and cause birth defects, especially if exposed to other phthalates.
C.I. Solvent Yellow 14 (842-07-9)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material such as products containing dyes.May cause cancer, can cause liver and bladder cancer in animals.
Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) (84852-53-9)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development and the nervous system based on animal studies. Animals fed DBDPE had changes in hormone levels and harm to their vascular and cardiac systems.
Phthalic anhydride (85-44-9)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May irritates the eyes, skin and lungs. Phthalic anhydride harms the lungs and kidneys in animals.
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) 
(85-68-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development and the reproductive system based on animal studies.
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)
(85535-84-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, causes cancer in animals.
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (86-30-6)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer, can cause cancer in animals over a long period of time including bladder cancer and lymphoma.
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) 
(87-68-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause kidney cancer, causes cancer in animals.
N-Methylpyrrolidone (1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, NMP) 
(872-50-4)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May harm development; there are also reproductive health risks for people exposed to high concentrations of NMP.
Propyl paraben 
(94-13-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material.May harm hormones; changes how hormones are made in animals.
Butyl paraben 
(94-26-8)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material.May harm hormones; changes how hormones are made in animals.
2-Aminotoluene (orthotoluene) 
(95-53-4)
A person can come in contact with 2- aminotoluene by breathing it in or from skin contact. Contact sources include dye and textile residues on consumer products and tobacco smoke.May cause cancer in humans, can cause cancer in animals, especially bladder cancer.
2,4-Diaminotoluene (95-80-7)Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material, breathing in contaminated air or smoke, or eating and drinking contaminated food, beverages or dust.May cause cancer in humans, causes cancer in animals.
Methyl paraben
(99-76-3)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material.May harm hormones; changes how hormones are made in animals.
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid
(99-96-7)
Skin contact with consumer products or contaminated material.May harm hormones; changes how hormones are made in animals.
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Manufacturers of children's products submit chemical disclosure reports to the Health Department. The reports apply to children's products that are offered for sale in Vermont. Read the glossary of terms

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Products with chemicals of concern that are marketed, distributed or sold to children under 12 years old in Vermont are reported to the Chemical Disclosure Program. Certain products are exempt by law, including some electronics, batteries, soap, snow sport equipment, used or secondhand products and parts of products that may not be accessible. See a list of exempt products

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Act 188 (2014)

There are currently 89 chemicals on the State’s list of Chemicals of High Concern to Children. Vermont Statute Title 18, Chapter 38A (Act 188, 2014) requires manufacturers to report the use of chemicals on this list to the Health Department.

A "chemical of high concern to children" means a chemical listed under Act 188, or a chemical designated by the Health Department as a chemical of high concern by rule under §1776.

Chemical of High Concern in Children's Products Rule

The Chemical of High Concern in Children's Products Rule provides the information required from the manufacturer about the CHCC(s) in their products. CHCCs that are intentionally added to a children’s product must be reported when present in the product at a level above the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL). The PQL is the lowest amount of a chemical that can be measured in a product with confidence. If a CHCC is not intentionally added, the product must be reported when the CHCC is at concentrations of 100 parts per million or greater.

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