Chemical Disclosure Program for Children's Products

 New! This section has updated guidance and reporting documents as of October 2024. Reports are now submitted through the new High Priority Chemicals Data System (HPCDS).

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How to use the online system to submit a report

Read the HPCDS Reporters Guide to learn how to use the Chemical Disclosure Program's online system.

Reporting documents

• Brand Name Product Model & UPC Template – .xlsm format. See the updated Guidance for Manufacturers and the HPDCS Reporters Guide for instructions on how to complete and submit.
• Trade Secret Reporting Form – must be sent to the Health Department via email at the time that the disclosure is submitted. If it is not received within 24 hours of the disclosure, the request will not be accepted.
• Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) Document identifies the PQLs that Vermont has set for each of the chemicals, and identifies accredited laboratories that can test for the chemicals. PQL is the lowest amount of a chemical that can be measured in a product with confidence.
• Notice of Removal of a Chemical Form – use this form to notify the Health Department that a chemical has been removed from the product or that the product is no longer for sale. Upon receipt of the form, the Health Department will remove the reported information from the website.
• Notice of Exemption Form – Vermont law exempts manufacturers from reporting to the Health Department under certain circumstances pursuant to the Chemicals of High Concern in Children’s Products Rule (see the form for more information). If you meet these circumstances, please complete the form and email it to [email protected]. 

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)

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

How to search for a product that was reported

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 used

You can now view or search for a product through the High Priority Chemicals Data System (HPCDS). See the HPCDS User Guide for instructions on how to search for products.

Act 188 (2014)

There are currently 89 chemicals on the State’s list of Chemicals of High Concern to Children. Act 188 (Vermont Statute Title 18, Chapter 38A) relating to the regulation of toxic substances (2014) creates a requirement that manufacturers who use chemicals designated by the State of Vermont as Chemicals of High Concern to Children must disclose information about these chemicals 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 chemicals of high concern that are in a children’s product made by the manufacturer. If the chemical is intentionally added to a children’s product, manufacturers are required to report to the State if the chemical is in the product at a level above the Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) — the lowest amount of a chemical that can be measured in a product with confidence. If a chemical is not intentionally added to a children’s product, the manufacturer is required to report to the State when it is at concentrations of 100 parts per million or greater.

• Chemicals of High Concern in Children's Products Workshop Minutes - April 3, 2023
• Chemicals of High Concern in Children's Products Workshop Minutes - September 5, 2019
• Chemicals of High Concern in Children's Products Workshop Minutes - September 5, 2019
• Chemicals of High Concern in Children’s Products Workshop Minutes - January 22, 2018