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Yesterday EPA published its final risk evaluation supplement for 1,4-dioxane, under #TSCA. The Agency determined there are unreasonable risks to industrial and commerical workers not wearing PPE. EPA also determined unreasonable risks to the general population from exposure via drinking water sourced from water contaminated with 1,4-dioxane that is discharged from industrial facilities or from products containing the chemical that are washed down the drain. 1,4-Dioxane is important to many industries; let's see how EPA proposes to manage these risks, an action which may take another year.

#EPA released a review of major environmental laws including #TSCA and #FIFRA, describing its policies on incorporating New Approach Methods (#NAMs) into the laws' existing data requirements. While the Agency still relies on vertebrate testing to fulfill its mandate to protect human health and the environment, flexibility in these statutes provides a pathway for the incorporation of data from NAMs into decision making.

#TSCA news: #EPA extended the 2024 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) deadline from September 30 to November 22 this year. The Agency stated that technical issues with its reporting tool were the reason. https://lnkd.in/eKM5t66i

It's not every day EPA proposes registration of a brand new antimicrobial ingredient, so some of us feel excited when they do. Glycerol formate is coming soon to disinfect hospitals near you! https://lnkd.in/euTAyQQY

Attention: Environment Canada is proposing to unmask 198 chemical substances that have been listed confidentially on the #DSL for 10 or more years. Comment period started Aug.10. and runs 60 days #CEPA

Sound science overrules precautionary principle: titanium dioxide is safe for human consumption.

Update to #MoCRA: #FDA just announced new #Cosmetics Direct features that allow for the discontinuation and relisting of cosmetic product listing. A new version of the User's Guide to Cosmetics Direct containing intructions on these new features is available now.

As scientists, we are often asked about the dangers of perfluorinatd compounds. This article nicely summarizes PFAS risk and some of the misleading issues associated with their regulation.

Contact ChemReg Compliance Solutions for assistance with Chemical Data Reporting (#CDR) and #PFAS reporting. The CDR submission period is from June 1 to September 30, 2024 and for most manufacturers and importers, the PFAS reporting deadline is May 8, 2025. #TSCA

#FDA has published a final rule amending the bases for which a Food Contact Notification (#FCN) can be deemed no longer effective, and the procedures for doing so. In addition to FDA determining the food contact substance (FCS) is no longer safe for the intended use, an FCN can be revoked if it is no longer produced, supplied or used, or if the FCS is authorized by a food additive regulation or is the subject of a Threshold of Regulation (TOR) exemption. The amendment also establishes that the manufacturer/supplier of the FCS will have time to respond to a "no longer safe for intended use" determination to supply data or other support for the FCN. The final rule becomes effective on May 21, 2024. https://lnkd.in/eVA-QWWN