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Thursday, February 22 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Breakout Session # 9: The Future of State-Level Reporting Requirements: Can One Size Fit All?

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As more is learned about the chemical substances consumers interact with in the products they use in their daily lives, the definition of safe product evolves at an increasing rate. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the regulation of children’s product and, more specifically, those regulations implemented at the state-level. The panel will review a broad range of state-level chemical disclosure requirements, state-level efforts toward alignment, industry efforts aimed at satisfying competing requirements and manufacturing control programs employed by individual manufacturers focused on reducing the potential need to report in the first place.  


Moderators
avatar for Gretchen Paine

Gretchen Paine

Partner, Product Liability Practice, Perkins Coie
In her representation of companies facing state and federal claims of product liability, Gretchen Paine has defended clients in a wide range of cases, including In re Asiana Flight 214 and other major aviation incidents.  She also handles a variety of premises liability injury claims... Read More →

Speakers
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Antonio Fernandes

Managing Director, Quality and Compliance, UPPAbaby
Antonio Fernandes is the Managing Director of Quality and Compliance for UPPAbaby, an innovative high-quality developer of juvenile products. With over 20 years of experience, he oversees New Product Development Quality Engineering and Compliance activities.  He is responsible for... Read More →
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Liz Hitchcock

Government Affairs Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
Liz Hitchcock is the Government Affairs Director for Safer Chemicals Healthy Families where she coordinates the campaign’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and with federal agencies. She joined the campaign after four years as the public health advocate for the U.S. Public Interest... Read More →
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Nate Sponsler

Director, Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group, Phylmar Group
Nathaniel Sponsler is a client advisor with the Phylmar Group, an environmental health and safety consulting company based in California.  He serves as Director of the Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management (AFIRM) Group, a group of companies whose mission is to reduce... Read More →
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Justin Waltz

Program Analyst, Environmental Pubic Health Section, Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
Justin E. Waltz is a Program Analyst in the Environmental Public Health Section of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). He implements all aspects of the Toxic-Free Kids Act for OHA.  He has 19 years of experience in environmental health and public health. Prior to OHA, he was a fellow... Read More →


Thursday February 22, 2018 4:30pm - 5:30pm PST
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