Assessing the risks posed by chemicals is a difficult and imperfect business that reaches well beyond the scientific realm.
Thousands of chemicals in industry haven’t been thoroughly tested for their safety and toxicity. Researchers are working to ...
Industry groups have argued the rules greatly increased costs on business without improving safety. In January, several ...
The administration also indicated that it is likely to reduce the stringency of safety screenings for potentially harmful ...
The FDA unveiled the Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool, a searchable online database that provides a list of chemical ...
More than 30 states have introduced bills to ban potentially harmful chemicals in food, from red dye 40 to brominated ...
The EPA’s delayed action on chemicals goes beyond those that fall under the jurisdiction of TSCA. The agency has also sought to delay cases challenging regulations under the Clean Air Act. One of the ...
Food manufacturers often are left to decide whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Experts say hundreds of ...
New York lawmakers want to close a major FDA loophole that allows companies to self-certify food additives as safe.
That sweeping rule is aimed at reducing the frequency and severity of accidents at nearly 11,740 US chemical plants, warehouses, storage sites, and other facilities. According to the EPA, about 131 ...