Tag: EPA

Two States Take Steps to Ban PFAS Following US EPA Publishing of Final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS

Jon Redmond /March 19, 2024

Rule Summary for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Late last year, on October 11, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting…

Understanding How Units Can Be Miscommunicated in the Media

Jon Redmond /February 6, 2023

Most people are familiar with every day units and likely do unit conversions without even thinking about it, such as feet to inches, or cups to ounces. More complex conversions…

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…

Product Stewardship and Artificial Christmas Trees

Jon Redmond /December 12, 2022

What is Product Stewardship? Product stewardship is the responsibility of managing the health, safety, and environmental aspects of raw materials, intermediates, and consumer products through their life cycle and across…

EPA Final Revised Risk Determination for (PV29) under TSCA

Jon Redmond /November 14, 2022

EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Determination for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under TSCA The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final revised risk determination for Pigment Violet 29…