EPA

Chemicals Newly Disclosed As Risky Are In What We Eat...But What?

Zoe Schlanger | June 21, 2011, 5:45AM

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency declassified the identities of 150 chemicals that appeared in toxicity reports, some as long as 30 years ago.

Many were found to pose "substantial risk" to consumers or the environment, and include ingredients found in everything from air fresheners to chemicals used in the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year.

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Topics: Chemical Disclosure, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, DuPont, EPA, Manufacturing Transparency