Formaldehyde Standards For Composite Wood Products

The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act became effective July 7, 2010. It amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make the formaldehyde emission standard contained in the California Code of Regulations applicable to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured in the US. The Act directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate implementing regulations relating to labeling, chain of custody requirements, sell-through provisions, ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resins, no-added formaldehyde-based resins, finished goods, third-party testing and certification, auditing and reporting of third-party certifiers, recordkeeping, and enforcement.

The Act also requires the EPA, by July 1, 2011 to revise regulations promulgated under TSCA concerning import certification of any chemical substance, mixture, or article containing a chemical substance or mixture as necessary to ensure compliance with this Act.

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