EPA Requires Reporting on Fifty Chemicals
On June 29, 2021 EPA finalized a rule that requires manufacturers of 50 chemicals to report health and safety studies data to the EPA. This rule was issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), section 8(d) and pertains to 20 chemicals EPA designated as high-priority for risk evaluation and 30 chemicals that are organohalogen flame retardants. EPA is also requiring manufacturers to report unpublished studies for the chemicals relating to environmental effects, occupational, general population, and consumer exposure.
The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee added these 50 chemicals to their Priority Testing Lists in its 69th through 74th reports, which led to the issuing of this rule. EPA’s goal with this rule is to determine if there is an unreasonable risk to health or environment under the chemical’s conditions of use. Additionally, this information will be considered in situations, as applicable, in read across and category development for assessing new chemicals. The final rule is effective July 29, 2021.