[Pharmwaste] FW: FYI - EPA Responds to Citizen Petition for a Ban on Triclosan

[Catherine Zimmer]

Hi all,

Although MN's legislative session is ending, as of now,  on a painful
note-there is some gutting of regulatory authority and rolling back of clean
energy policy, we did pass a ban on four flame retardants and will be
studying the other six.  We also banned triclosan last year.  This may push
EPA to act sooner, or possibly prod manufacturers to take this stuff off the
market.  

 

Of course the problem with the piecemeal, rather than full scale 'no harm"
evaluations is, manufacturers will slightly change a molecule, name it
something else and sell it.  Just like they did with neo-nics, another fine
product of EPA's pesticide division's oversight.  

 

Very truly yours,

 

Catherine Zimmer, MS, BSMT

Zimmer Environmental Improvement, LLC

St. Paul, MN 

Ph:  651.645.7509

 <mailto:zenllc at usfamily.net> zenllc at usfamily.net

 

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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Gilliam,
Allen
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 12:34 PM
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Subject: [Pharmwaste] FW: FYI - EPA Responds to Citizen Petition for a Ban
on Triclosan

 

Sorry for any cross posting.

 

No surprises below. EPA ".is currently engaged in reevaluating the risks
posed by triclosan. Depending on the results of these assessments, the
agency may consider new regulatory action if warranted." will take at least
a decade.

 

Allen g

 

EPA News Release dated May 15:
http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/csb_page/updates/2015/triclosan.html

EPA Responds to Citizen Petition for a Ban on Triclosan

For Release: May 15, 2015

EPA is responding to the Citizen Petition for a Ban on Triclosan filed by
Food & Water Watch and Beyond Pesticides by granting one request and denying
others. The petition requested that EPA take a variety of actions -
including cancelling registered pesticide products containing triclosan and
assessing risks - under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act; Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Clean Water Act; Safe Drinking
Water Act; and Endangered Species Act (ESA).

EPA has determined that the currently available information does not support
cancelling registered pesticide products containing triclosan. EPA will
however evaluate and conduct a biological assessment of the potential for
effects on listed species under the ESA in the ongoing triclosan
registration review, the process to review pesticide registrations to ensure
each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration.

As an antimicrobial pesticide, triclosan is used as a preservative in
industrial, institutional, and residential settings to protect items from
odor and stain-causing bacteria, fungi, mold, and mildew.  The agency has
previously determined that pesticide products containing triclosan will not
cause unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment and is
currently engaged in reevaluating the risks posed by triclosan including a
review of the human health and ecological risks, endangered species
assessment, and risk assessment process for biosolids. Depending on the
results of these assessments, the agency may consider new regulatory action
if warranted.

The petition, supporting documents, comments, EPA's decisions with respect
to the petition, and response to significant public comments can be found in
the docket for this action at www.regulations.gov, Docket ID #
EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0548
<http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0548> .

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