Industry Claims Host Of Scientific Flaws In Draft Formaldehyde Assessment

Industry groups are calling for EPA to rework its draft formaldehyde risk assessment to address what they say is a long list of scientific faults, ranging from the agency’s handling of a controversial workplace-exposure study to a failure to “harmonize” its approach to evaluating the chemical’s cancer risks with 2005 guidelines. In letters filed ahead of a June 13 deadline for public comment, several trade associations and industry-affiliated consultants say the draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment of formaldehyde...