Calif. Carcinogenic Guideline Flexibility Vital - CIC
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Criteria for identifying chemicals for listing as "known to the state to cause cancer" are "more permissible" than higher regulatory bodies and should be based on the final judgment of the California Carcinogen Identification Committee, the group maintains.
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