TSCA Section 6 (h)

Toxic Material Control Act (TSCA) & Section 6 (h)

• TSCA: US law was enacted in 1976 to regulate the introduction of new or existing chemicals.
• Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• TSCA does not categorize chemicals to toxic and non -toxic but prohibits the manufacture or import of chemicals that are not in TSCA inventory or subject to exceptions.

Part 6 (H) - continuous, bioacumulative and toxic chemicals (Local Authorities).

• Section 6 (h) is added through Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act in 2016.
• Focus on local chemicals: remain in the environment, bioakumulation in the body's tissues, has the potential for long -term effects.
• The EPA needs to take quick action to regulate these chemicals, addressing its risks.

• References:https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/persistent-bioaccumulative-and-toxic-pbt-chemicals

Material controlled under TSCA 6 (H)

• References:https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/persistent-bioaccumulative-and-toxic-pbt-chemicals

 

Ahmad Sakr

Product Compliance Consultant

COMPLYMARKET UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt)