NFDA has joined forces with eight other associations as the EPA continues its review of formaldehyde under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the organizations request that the EPA convene a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel to further discuss the forthcoming proposal to regulate commercial and industrial activities involving formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based products. The letter argues that any proposed changes will have a significant economic impact on tens of thousands of small firms, necessitating the legally mandated establishment of such a panel. The panel would ensure small businesses have a timely opportunity to provide input to the EPA before it is locked into proposed changes that could potentially restrict or ban specific uses of formaldehyde, which could significantly hurt numerous industries and reduce substantial environmental, health and other benefits to society.

Click here to read the full letter. 

NFDA has been actively engaged in the EPA’s risk assessment of formaldehyde from the very beginning, providing oral and written testimony; conducting a formaldehyde-exposure study, which was published in a peer-reviewed journal; and much more. This EPA risk assessment is a multi-phase process that is expected to last until 2025, likely longer. NFDA will keep you informed as it continues to engage on your behalf and that of the profession.

If you have any questions, please contact NFDA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Lesley Witter at lwitter@nfda.org or 202-236-4926.