September 16, 2026

EPA Loosens Formaldehyde Worker Exposure Standard In Final Evaluation


January 2, 2025 at 03:08 PM
EPA’s long-awaited final TSCA evaluation of formaldehyde concludes that the ubiquitous chemical poses unreasonable risk to workers in a wide variety of sectors, and to consumers, but significantly loosens the occupational exposure standard after members of Congress and industry critics called the draft value a “de facto ban” on its use.

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