Industry Sees NAMs Aiding New Chemical Reviews, But Laments PPE Delays

An industry attorney says EPA’s application of new approach methods (NAMs) and category-based analyses for new-chemical reviews is helping some substances move through the TSCA process quickly and in a “predictable” way, even as she says some applications still face delays, in part from new policies on personal protective equipment (PPE). Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of the law firm Bergeson & Campbell, raised those dueling appraisals of the Biden EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation in a Feb. 11...