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Setting the Record Straight: Response to American Academy of Pediatrics ReportA recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is creating concerns about the safety of food packaging, additives and plastics containers, and the false idea that the FDA isn’t doing enough.
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News Aug 16, 2018 ACC Statement on EPA’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Proposed Rule “EPA’s proposed rule is a major step toward enhancing the public’s understanding of the science used to support regulations issued by the agency and increasing public confidence in agency decisions."
Comments Aug 16, 2018 ACC Comments on Problem Formulations The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is pleased to submit the attached comments on EPA’s problem formulations for risk evaluations to be conducted on the initial 10 chemicals under TSCA.
Comments Aug 16, 2018 ACC Comments on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Comment ACC is pleased to submit the attached comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.
Comments Aug 16, 2018 ACC Comments on TSCA Systematic Review Approach ACC is pleased to submit the attached comments on the U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ proposed Application of Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations.
News Aug 10, 2018 Connecticut Campaign Increases Awareness, Recycling of Plastic Film Packaging Next phase: buy recycled.
Letters Aug 09, 2018 Open Letter to Congress: Support “Open Competition” for Infrastructure Projects By allowing for an open and competitive bidding process, project managers and engineers will be better able to evaluate different options and select materials for infrastructure projects.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Aug 06, 2018 America's Plastics Makers Contribute to Solutions on Marine Litter In 2011, through the American Chemistry Council (ACC), America’s Plastics Makers® helped lead the development of the Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Aug 03, 2018 Open Competition for Our Nation’s Infrastructure: What Policy Experts are Saying Several recent reports explain how a simple change to procurement policies for project materials can help communities stretch resources without compromising performance.
News Aug 03, 2018 ACC Statement on Safety Aspects of the EPA-NHTSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Fuel Efficiency of 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks ACC Vice President Steve Russell issued the following statement.
News Aug 03, 2018 ACC Statement in Response to Harris County Texas Grand Jury Decision Regarding Arkema The prosecutor’s decision to pursue this course of action is discouraging.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Aug 01, 2018 Everyday Nanotechnology Nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of matter at incredibly small sizes, generally between one and 100 nanometers.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Aug 01, 2018 Nanotechnology 101 Using nanotechnology, scientists and engineers can create new materials and devices with enhanced properties.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Aug 01, 2018 What's The Big Deal About Nanotechnology Nanotechnology may be small, but it is leading to some incredible scientific advances that will improve our daily lives.
News Aug 01, 2018 ACC Responds to Announcement of Potential Section 301 Tariff Rate Increase for List 3 Products Raising the tariff rate for List 3 to 25 percent would be devastating for U.S. chemicals manufacturers.
News Aug 01, 2018 New Review Article Supports Findings Regarding Previous Occupational Exposure Limits for Toluene Diisocyanate Critical review finds there was no scientific justification to support ACGIH’s decision to lower the TLVs for TDI.
