EPA's First TSCA Findings Approve Four New Substances For Production

EPA has issued its first regulatory determinations under the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), finding that four new chemicals are “not likely to present an unreasonable risk” to workers, the first set of affirmative safety findings the agency must now make before new substances may enter the marketplace under the new law. The agency late last week posted to its website safety determinations for four new chemicals under section 5 of TSCA, which governs new chemicals -- those that...