Green Products Innovation Institute (GPII) Formed

On May 20, California announced the formation of the first-in-the-nation, non-profit Green Products Innovation Institute (GPII). The Institute will be headquartered in San Francisco, California and dedicated to developing comprehensive chemical standards for every day products that are safe and healthy for humans and the environment.  GPII will collaborate with public and private entities to provide companies, government and consumers data on the toxicity characteristics of chemicals and materials used in products. This will allow industries to not only identify chemicals of concern, but also identify the positive chemicals that can be used to replace them.