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February 17, 2025

EPA Issues TSCA Phthalate Evaluation With Expanded Worker Risk Finding

January 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
EPA’s final TSCA evaluation for the phthalate DIDP finds that six of the chemical’s uses pose “unreasonable risk” to workers warranting regulation -- a significant departure from its earlier draft that found risk from just one use -- likely teeing up attacks from industry groups that requested the review, and could now ask the incoming Trump administration to redo it. The Jan. 3 evaluation of diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) marks EPA’s first completed manufacturer-requested chemical review under the reformed Toxic Substances...

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