Lautenberg Unveils TSCA Reform Bill, Putting Safety Burden-Of-Proof On Industry

摘要

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., introduced legislation April 14 updating the 35-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act to set the responsibility for chemical safety substantiation squarely on manufacturers' shoulders. The "Safe Chemicals Act of 2011," or S.847, is co-sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Al Franken, D-Minn. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.