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Federal Register · December 18, 2024
The title they went with Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Noisy translates that to

Companies can no longer skip safety reviews for new chemicals, especially PFAS

What happened
US environmental regulators made it harder for companies to introduce new chemicals without a full safety review. Companies must now get explicit approval for many substances, including all PFAS, before they can start manufacturing them.
Why it matters
Before this rule, companies could often make new chemicals under "low volume" or "low exposure" exemptions, meaning less scrutiny from regulators. Now, they must go through a longer, more expensive full review process for these substances. This makes it harder and more costly to bring certain chemicals, particularly PFAS, to market.
The signal
Watch for a drop in new chemical exemption notices and an increase in full pre-manufacture notices, especially for substances that might have previously qualified for exemptions.
If you insist
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