Tag: chemicals

New Skin Notation Profile Focuses on Flavoring Compounds

Jon Redmond /January 11, 2023

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a new skin notation profile for the flavoring compound diacetyl and its substitute, 2,3-pentanedione and other various chemicals. In the  profile…

Changes within the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – Perrin Conferences National Asbestos Conference

Jon Redmond /September 19, 2022

Ben Heckman, CIH, MPH moderated a panel of experts on the changes within TSCA last week in Charleston, SC at the at the Perrin National Asbestos Conference. Panelists Frank Hearl,…

EPA Updates Policy to Include All Exposures in Review of New Chemicals Under TSCA

Jon Redmond /September 8, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its policy to discontinue the use of exposure modeling thresholds when assessing the health and environment risks of new chemicals under the Toxic…

National Asbestos Litigation Conference: Panel on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Jon Redmond /August 29, 2022

Join experts for a  panel on the changes within the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on Thursday, September 15 from 9:00-10:00am EST at the Perrin Conferences National Asbestos Litigation Conference…

EPA Extends Comment Period for Draft Scope Document for Part Two of Asbestos Risk Evaluation: the Path Forward for TSCA Chemical Risk Evaluations

Jon Redmond /February 14, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will extend the public comment period for the draft scope document for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part…