TSCA Reform Bill Might Set New Limits On EPA's Regulation Of 'Articles'

摘要

Pending compromise legislation to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) might set new limits on EPA's authority to regulate chemicals in "articles," or finished products, by requiring the agency to consider human or environmental exposure to substances before regulating - which could pose a hurdle to controls on some chemicals. The bill would explicitly give EPA authority to regulate chemicals in articles, but only to the "extent necessary to address the identified risks from exposure to the chemical substance or mixture from the article or category of articles" to ensure that the substance does not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.