What actions should a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer take if they discover that one or more of their packages are not in compliance with state toxics in packaging laws?
We encourage manufacturers, distributors and retailers to incorporate the model purchasing specifications into all contracts and institute appropriate checks and balances to prevent potential violations. However, we also recognize that there will be times when manufacturers, distributors, and/or retailers discover that their packaging may not be in compliance with toxics in packaging laws even though they have been diligent with quality specifications and audit procedures. Many of the member states have self-disclosure/discovery policies in place and these policies differ from one state to another. Voluntary action to come into compliance by manufacturers, distributors, and retailers may be taken into consideration by the States; however, such actions do not preclude states from following their own regulatory enforcement procedures. Interested parties should contact representatives of the states in which they do business for more specific information regarding the self-disclosure polic
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