February 17, 2025
EPA Issues TSCA Phthalate Evaluation With Expanded Worker Risk Finding
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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