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Cleaning Product Enforcement Challenge Highlights Reach of EPA's Antimicrobial Regulatory Authority
For years, EPA has asserted broad authority to regulate products that are labeled or marketed with express or implied pesticidal (including antimicrobial) claims. During the current pandemic, that authority has been…
EPA Extends TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Deadline to January 29
Citing difficulties experienced by numerous submitters using EPA's online reporting portal, the agency has extended the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) deadline for two months. The CDR rule requires manufacturers…
EPA Establishes New Expedited Approval Pathways for Long-Lasting Residual Antimicrobial Products
As part of the agency's ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, EPA has issued new interim guidance outlining the path for expedited approval of products that demonstrate the ability to provide durable residual…
EPA Approves First "Long-Lasting Anti-Viral" for Emergency Use to Fight Coronavirus
Today, EPA announced that it has issued the first ever emergency use exemption for a "long-lasting" anti-viral coating. The exemption was granted upon request by the state of Texas to permit use of the coating at…
Upcoming Webinar: Cleaning Up From 2020: Guidance for Disinfectant, Germ and Virus Killing Claims
Join us next Wednesday, July 29 for a webinar covering the basics of germ killing and related product claims. Register Here COVID-19 has brought a proliferation of products claiming to kill or otherwise inhibit…