EPA Proposes To Expand Safer Choice, Strengthen Underlying Standard

EPA is proposing a series of changes to its voluntary Safer Choice chemical labeling program, including tightening aspects of its underlying standard and expanding it to the pet product and cleaning service sectors, though officials are declining requests from some states and environmentalists to expand it to specific chemicals types currently under TSCA review. The agency released Nov. 13 its proposed update to the Safer Choice Standard along with a proposed preamble outlining those changes. The proposal follows up on...