EPA Composite Wood Formaldehyde Regulations Coming by End of Year, Says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency intends to issue final regulations on formaldehyde in wood flooring “late this year,” it said in an update posted to its website (here). The agency received a “large number” of comments on its proposed rule (see…
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13060715), and is “carefully considering the comments in developing the final rule,” it said. Trade associations criticized importer certification requirements and the lack of a de minimis level in comments following the publication of the proposed rule in 2013 (see 13101816). EPA also posted a questions and answers section to its website (here) in response to concerns from consumers prompted by media reports of excessive formaldehyde in wood sold by Lumber Liquidators (see 1503260020).