EPA, Canada Reject Industry Push To Align Chemical Regulatory Decisions

EPA and Canadian regulators are rejecting a push from the chemical industry and other sectors to align regulatory decisions on pesticides and other toxic chemicals, citing conflicting statutory directives and strict time lines for decision-making under the countries' governing statutes such as the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). During a Dec. 5 Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) stakeholder forum in Washington, D.C., industry officials urged regulators from both countries to expand their alignment of certain risk assessment approaches to...