Bipartisan bill proposed to update U.S. chemicals regulation – the Chemical Safety Improvement Act – “was written to suit the chemicals industry” and would actually be a step backward from the status quo under TSCA, the Environmental Working Group suggests. Other NGOs and legal experts voiced similar criticisms in letters to key Senate members.

Introduced by New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 would give EPA authority to evaluate chemicals in commerce based on risk to human health and the environment and take action on those deemed unsafe. The bill would update the current Toxic Substances Control Act and potentially impact manufacturers of cosmetic ingredients.

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