The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released the final risk evaluation for formaldehyde conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA has determined that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and consumers, under its conditions of use (COUs). Formaldehyde is used to make many consumer […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will formally designate five known or probable carcinogens as High-Priority Substances (HPS) that will undergo a risk evaluation under the nation’s chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The substances include acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, benzenamine, 4,4’-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA), and vinyl chloride. EPA also announced the beginning […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the meeting minutes and final report from the July 30-August 1, 2024, Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) virtual public meeting regarding the 2024 draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation for di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and the hazard analysis supporting the draft risk evaluation for di-isononyl phthalate […]
Eric R. Byer, president and CEO of the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), formerly the National Association of Chemical Distributors, released a statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rulemaking on the Risk Management Program (RMP). In the statement, Byer called the action unnecessary. In a press release outlining Byer’s statement, the organization […]
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