HHS Urges Judge To Dismiss RoC FOIA Suit As Industry Seeks Speedy Ruling

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking a federal judge to dismiss the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) lawsuit seeking disclosure of documents explaining how HHS staff decided to list formaldehyde in its most recent Report on Carcinogens (RoC). The legal wrangling comes as NIOSH works on reviewing its own carcinogen classification policy, with potential implications for OSHA regulations (see related story). In separate briefs filed Nov. 8 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the two sides are seeking a speedy resolution to the matter -- though with