Today, FDA partially granted a petition submitted by EDF and partners to remove the use of three cancer-causing chemicals as color additives in food.

On April 30, 2024, the EPA banned many uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper and in industrial applications, based on an “unreasonable risk to human health.” This ...

Methylene chloride, also known as dirchloromethane [osha.gov], is a volatile, colorless liquid with a chloroform like odor. Historically, it has been used in various industrial processes, such as ...

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a rule that leaves workers across the United States exposed to methylene chloride, a lethal chemical used in paint strippers that has already ...

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency wants to ban most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride. Exposure to methylene chloride, which is frequently used in bathtub refinishing ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday that will end many uses of the highly toxic, cancer-causing solvent methylene chloride. The chemical will still be available for certain ...

Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) is committed to the health and safety of the entire campus community. This program is intended to protect employees, students and visitors from ...

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency will ban most industrial and commercial uses of the carcinogenic chemical methylene chloride, under a final rule announced April 30. A solvent widely ...

Health advocacy groups are petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to ban a chemical sometimes used in the process of decaffeinating coffee. Lawmakers in California also recently reportedly ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a chemical they say is known to cause health risks and even death, to protect public health. The proposal ...

Dublin, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Methylene Chloride Market by Grade (Industrial, Technical), Application (Chemical Processing, Foam Manufacturing, Metal Cleaning) - Forecast ...

Numerous retailers promised to stop the sale of paint strippers containing methylene chloride even before this week's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a ban on sales to ...