Bill Would Let Health Researchers Ban Toxic Chemicals
New legislation could help health experts target and eliminate potentially harmful chemicals from commerce each year by labeling them as “high concern.” Under the bill, the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and a panel of experts could designate up to 10 chemicals each year to be banned. Those chemicals would become unlawful to use 24 months after the designation. The bill is to be introduced by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Virginia, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, …
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