Agency will propose new regulatory actions to reduce health risks associated with the compound's industrial uses ...

The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other ...

The Biden administration has officially determined the chemical formaldehyde poses an “unreasonable” risk to human health and ...

EPA has determined that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and ...

While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a final risk evaluation for formaldehyde, reported on Jan. 2 that the ...

EPA assessed human exposure for 63 TSCA conditions of use of formaldehyde. Of these, 58 conditions of use (50 occupational ...

The determination that the commonly used chemical poses "unreasonable risk" sets in motion efforts to ban or restrict ...

Quick Summary • The EPA determined that formaldehyde poses an “unreasonable risk” to human health, particularly for workers and consumers exposed through everyday products.

2. The EPA analyzed 63 use cases for formaldehyde among consumers and workers. Short-term inhalation can cause eye and respiratory inflammation, while contact on skin can lead to allergic reactions, ...

In its latest evaluation, the EPA finds unreasonable risks to human health due to noncancer effects—such as skin ...

But the agency responsible for protecting the public from the harms of chemicals has significantly underestimated the dangers posed by formaldehyde, a ProPublica investigation has found. The EPA ...

Yet ProPublica reports that the EPA "downplayed the threat the chemical poses to people living near industrial plants." Separately, the post-holiday sick season is in full swing, as CDC data show that ...