California Air Resources Board

Demert Brands Inc. Case Settles for $5,500

Demert Brands Inc. (Tampa, Florida) sold, imported, supplied, and/or offered for sale a non-compliant hairstyling product in California. On December 26, 2012 a settlement was reached for violations involving “Not Your Mother’s Beat the Heat Thermal Styling Spray”. The product contained concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) exceeding the Aerosol and Pump Spray Hairstyling Product Category VOC limit of 6% as specified in title 17, CCR, section 94512(a). The violation resulted in 0.18 tons of excess VOC emissions.

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