On June 7, 2016, Congress passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.  This rare piece of bipartisan legislation – in an election year no less – was signed by President Obama on June 22, 2016.  The law updates the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TCSA).  Numerous previous Congresses have tried…

On May 11, 2015, the chemical bispenol A (BPA) was added to the “Proposition 65” list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause either cancer or reproductive toxicity.  BPA is a known reproductive toxicant for females and is often used as an industrial chemical to make polycarbonate, a hard, clear plastic.  This…