PRHE Urges EPA To Bolster TSCA Risk Evaluations In ‘Framework’ Rule

An academic center that supports more stringent TSCA chemical reviews is pushing EPA to incorporate several key steps toward that goal in pending revisions to the “framework” for risk evaluations of existing chemicals, including a new approach to systematic review, a redone model for gauging non-cancer health risks and a structure for cumulative risk assessments. During a recent meeting with EPA and White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials, representatives of the Program for Reproductive Health and the...