U.S. Congress - S.3040 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008
S.3040 - Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances. as introduced.
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5/20/2008--Introduced.Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require each manufacturer of a chemical substance distributed in commerce to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) a statement certifying that the substOfficial Summary
5/20/2008--Introduced.Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require each manufacturer of a chemical substance distributed in commerce to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
(1) a statement certifying that the substance meets required safety standards or that there is insufficient data to make such determination; and
(2) all reasonably available information concerning the substance not previously submitted. Requires manufacturers to update such information at least every three years or at any time new information becomes available on a substance's toxicity. Requires manufacturers to provide chemical safety information upon the Administrator's request.
Prohibits the manufacture, importation, or distribution in commerce of a chemical substance if the Administrator determines that the manufacturer has failed to comply with this Act or that the substance does not meet applicable safety standards. Authorizes the Administrator to prohibit a specified use of a chemical substance in consumer products if the use of the product in the home results in human exposure that does not meet the safety standard.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) publish a priority list that categorizes all chemical substances distributed in commerce;
(2) develop a priority list for making safety determinations of at least 300 chemical substances;
(3) determine whether a manufacturer has established that its priority-list substances meet applicable safety standards;
(4) arrange for the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a biomonitoring study to determine the presence of a chemical substance in human cord blood if the Administrator determines that it may be present in human blood, fluids, or tissue;
(5) implement animal testing alternatives;
(6) create market incentives for the development of safer alternatives to existing chemical substances;
(7) establish an Interagency Science Advisory Board on Children's Health and Toxic Substances;
(8) cooperate with international efforts to monitor chemical substances; and
(9) create a database to share information on the toxicity and use of, and exposure to, chemical substances and provide public access to such data.
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Recent Blog Coverage
The Writing Corner: Phthalate Ban in Consumer Product Safety ...
Now it will be interesting to see how the chemical industry lobbies against the Kids' Safe Chemical Act (H.R. 6100 and S. 3040) to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act. Both bills designed to reduce exposure of children, workers, ...
Nanotechnology Notes » Fixing TSCA for Nano: Don't Forget All the ...
... of which were introduced in May in both the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Solis and Waxman (H.R. 6100) and in the U.S. Senate by Senators Lautenberg, Boxer, Clinton, Kerry, Menendez and Whitehouse (S. 3040). ...
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): Implementation and New ...
H.R. 6100/S. 3040 would amend TSCA to significantly reshape U.S. chemical assessment and managementâ¦Recently, many states and localities have acted to regulate chemicals not regulated under TSCA using state or local authority. ...
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