In addition, the EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act addresses chemicals in the environment and makes regulatory rules to maximize human health.
[4] On October 15, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 258, the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act.
[5] The bill was brought to the floor by Senator Ricardo Lara[5][6] and supported by some of the oldest green cleaning manufacturers, such as Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks of Earth Friendly Products[7] and board member of the American Sustainable Business Council,[8] as well as mainstream companies who are entering into the green cleaning space such as SC Johnson[9] who recently purchased Mrs. Meyers[10] and Method.
Unlike retail packaged food, no federal requirements exist for disclosing ingredients on cleaning products.
The legislation lists 34 chemicals[5] found in cleaning products that have been shown to cause cancer, birth defects, asthma and other serious health effects: In the announcement[6] made by the California State Senate said the bill was in "response to consumers' demand for transparency."