TSCA Update, page-101

Hello again Cracker
After another quick Google search on all things TSCA related, looks like nothing new to report here atm Going back through a few posts on the subject i didn't see this one mentioned at all, apologies to all if it has, but i thought it was worth sharing, especially these paragraphs that caught my attention

The bill's likely passage is a rare departure from partisan deadlock in Congress. There are several reasons for its apparent success.

For one, more consumers are demanding products free of suspect chemicals -- leading big box retailers like WalMart and Target to stop selling goods that contain them. And states like California, for example, have passed much stricter laws on things like carcinogenic flame retardants and bisphenol-A, a likely endocrine disruptor, which have in turn compelled more retailers to bar potentially harmful chemicals.

Meanwhile, Europe has passed tough chemical regulations, so companies that sell products there are already complying with stricter standards. The industries that produce these chemicals and products are seeing the value of a more straightforward federal system in the U.S., as do their allies in Congress.

The bill has support from major industry groups -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the American Chemistry Council, whose CEO Cal Dooley called it "a major win for America’s economy and American consumers."

Environmental Working Group's Benesh said it remains to be seen whether the bill will live up to promises of meaningfully changing the chemical safety system.

"I think we will know how effective this new law is after the first lawsuits are filed and have been settled," Benesh said. "Then we will know how much power EPA has, and how fully they will be able to exercise it."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/en...us_57465c2fe4b055bb117137d2?section=australia

Have a Safe trip to the Tip, Hope you catch a Fish or two & not the Flu
Nice to see "The worm has turned," as they say !
No good for bait, but good for the 'Sole'
Been an interesting week to say the least
With plenty more to come no doubt !

Cheers all

Frank