Interagency Comments Show Doubts On Final IRIS Formaldehyde Review

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) pressed EPA to craft guidance on how its just-completed Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) formaldehyde assessment will drive strict workplace limits on the ubiquitous chemical, as part of an interagency review process where USDA and others also echoed employers’ persistent criticism of EPA’s analysis. In undated comments on EPA’s June 2024 interagency draft of the assessment, USDA asked for “a more formal process to address issues related to this chemical” and “additional interagency conversations to...