Industry Praises Lack Of PFC Minimum Risk Limits In ASTDR Assessment

Industry officials at the former manufacturer of two perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are praising the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry's (ATSDR) decision not to set risk levels for any of 13 PFCs in a recent toxicological assessment, though the decision is drawing attacks from activists and some states. While ATSDR does not have regulatory authority over chemicals, some observers say that if the agency had established so-called minimum risk levels (MRL) for the substances under review it could boost...