EPA Floats 15 Chemicals As Candidates For Next TSCA Prioritization Cycle

EPA officials have named 15 candidates from which they will choose five chemicals to enter TSCA's prioritization process for risk evaluation and ultimately regulation, including benzene, one of the key “building blocks” for organic chemical production, as well as vinyl chloride and bisphenol-A (BPA), which are key plastics components. Multiple sources tell Inside TSCA that EPA recently hosted a meeting with major trade organizations to discuss the impending prioritization, and a separate meeting with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) last week...