NEW US ‘REACH’-STYLE CHEMICAL CONTROLS MAYBE COMING
October 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE USA personal care product sector and its suppliers may face additional controls on the chemicals they buy and use, maybe mirroring Europe's REACH system. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is drafting reforms to the US Toxic Substances Control Act, branding it an "inadequate tool for providing the protection against chemical risks that the public rightfully expects". In a report, the EPA stressed concerns it can only demand environmental health information about chemicals, if it has evidence of risks. It said ...
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