Major chemical companies have tried to block the addition of many new categories of chemicals proposed for the purposes of the law control of toxic substances from the EPA that says the Agency could be a threat to humans and the environment.
The categories include eight phthalates, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and bisphenol A (BPA), more commonly in many types of plastics and all EPA States "may present a risk of injury to ureasonable human health or the environment."
Frank senators. R. Lautenberg (D-n. j.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-r i.) have begun to exert pressure on the White House to release the full list, whose discussion above began in May 2010.
Sponsorship bill (s. 847) to modernize the TSCA and Lautenberg, Whitehouse, wrote in a September 9 letter to the White House Office of management budget: & "Congress works towards the reform of the law, it is important that the EPA is allowed to fully utilize its existing authority under TSCA to provide the public with information on chemicals that may represent an unreasonable risk."
According to OMB, the archives of chemical industry representatives met with officials of the White House at least seven times since June 2010, shortly after the list has been proposed. Chemical companies, meeting with OMB associations include Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobile and commerce, the American Chemistry Council and the Alliance flexible vinyl.
Despite many scientific studies linking phthalates and Bisphenol a with serious health risks, including infertility, birth defects, cancer, obesity and chemical industry representatives argue that commercializing these chemical compounds of concern would be drastically hurt their businesses and potentially kill American jobs.
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Tags: Bisphenol A, harmful chemicals phthalates, toxic chemicals, toxic substance control Act
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