EPA's Naming of Formaldehyde as a Candidate for High Priority Under TSCA Raises Serious Concerns
Statement of Dr. Richard Denison, Lead Senior Scientist at Environmental Defense Fund
“EPA’s statement today regarding its inclusion of formaldehyde on the list of chemicals under consideration for prioritization for risk evaluation under TSCA leaves many questions unanswered.
EPA states that ‘the work done for IRIS will inform the TSCA process.’ Such consideration is already required by law.
What is absolutely essential is that the IRIS program be able to complete its assessment of formaldehyde, which has been suppressed for the last year and a half by conflicted EPA political appointees. Then EPA’s TSCA office, just like every other EPA office, can and should rely on it to make regulatory decisions.It’s time that political interference in the agency’s science stop.”
- Dr. Richard Denison, Lead Senior Scientist at Environmental Defense Fund
For more information see the following EDF blog post: The Trump EPA’s actions on formaldehyde can be summed up in one word: Corrupt
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