EPA's Voluntary Chemical Evaluation Program Did Not Achieve Children's Health Protection Goals

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EPA's Voluntary Chemical Evaluation Program Did Not Achieve Children's

Health Protection Goals

The VCCEP pilot did not achieve its goals to design a process to assess

and report on the safety of chemicals to children.

At a Glance PDF

<http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2011/20110721-11-P-0379_glance.pdf>

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Report PDF <http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2011/20110721-11-P-0379.pdf>

(30pp, 208KB)

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EPA program on children's toxic exposure " flawed. "

<http://www.theinvestigativefund.org/blog//1536/>

By Sheila Kaplan The Investigative Fund 24 July 2011

According to a new report released Friday by the EPA's Inspector

General, efforts to protect children's health have been fatally blocked

by American industry's refusal to submit information on the commercial

use of chemicals.

According to the Inspector General, the much-hyped Voluntary Children's

Chemical Evaluation Program was " hampered by industry partners who chose

not to voluntarily collect and submit information, and EPA's decision

not to exercise its regulatory authorities under the Toxic Substances

Control Act to compel data collection. EPA has not demonstrated that it

can achieve children's health goals with a voluntary program. "

more... <http://www.theinvestigativefund.org/blog//1536/>