EPA concludes that formaldehyde presents ‘unreasonable risk’ to human health
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Julia Robinson2025-01-08T15:50:00
Agency will propose new regulatory actions to reduce health risks associated with the compound’s industrial uses
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that the widely used industrial chemical formaldehyde presents an ‘unreasonable risk of injury to human health’.
In its final risk evaluation on the compound, the EPA warns of non-cancer effects in workers and consumers from acute skin and inhalation exposures, and cancer effects in workers from long-term inhalatio