The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a letter from a group of Republican Representatives on December 6, 2023, challenging the EPA's risk assessment of current chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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The EPA has proposed a rule to amend regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and PIP (3:1), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) chemicals.
On 16th of November, 2023, the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) were released the virtual public meeting minutes and final report by EPA.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a preliminary risk assessment for tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and related charges for public comment.
The Canadian government has amended Schedule VI of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) to include hypophosphorous acid and its salts and derivatives in the list of controlled substances.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)updated Proposition 65, which states that there is no significant risk level for ethylene oxide in the Cal. Code of Regs., Title 27, Section 25705(b)(1).
The Government of Canada has identified five substances of siloxanes group namely Hexamethyldisiloxane (L2), Decamethyltetrasiloxane (L4), Dodecamethylpentasiloxane (L5), Cyclotrisiloxane (D3) and Divinyltetramethyldisiloxane (dvTMDS) for action…
Washington Department of Ecology shared a draft of the regulatory determinations for Cycle 1.5 of the Safer Products program, seeking to establish restrictions or reporting for products containing PFAS.
On January 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a significant new use rule (SNUR) for 329 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
On January 9, 2024, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has automatically added following seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals covered by the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI):