Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 26/12/2000

Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program

EPA is announcing the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) and asking manufacturers (including importers) of 23 chemicals to volunteer to sponsor their chemical(s) in the first tier of a pilot of this Program. Developed after considering various comments and concerns voiced by a number of individuals through a stakeholder involvement process, the VCCEP is a program designed to provide data to enable the public to better understand the potential health risks to children associated with certain chemical exposures. EPA has also taken steps, as described in this document, to consider animal welfare and to provide instructions on ways to reduce or in some cases eliminate animal testing, while at the same time ensuring that the public health is protected. The Program is also designed to ensure that health effects and exposure data are made available to allow EPA and others to evaluate the risks of these chemicals so that mitigation measures may be taken as appropriate.