DuPont Fails to Advertise Toxic Chemicals for $3.3 Million in Research

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported on December 21 that the famous US chemical company DuPont recently agreed to be fined US$3.3 million for its involvement in the 57 violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

According to the EPA, DuPont "has not been able to report in a timely manner the major results of EPA's chemical risk testing in the areas of surface protection, masonry protection, waterproofing, sealants and coatings."

In May 2006, DuPont took the initiative to confess to the EPA that he had not submitted an EPA rat toxicity study in accordance with Article 8(e) of the TSCA regulations.

Two months later, DuPont submitted 109 reports on acute respiratory toxicity in mice.

In the following 11 months, DuPont again submitted a total of 67 other similar studies.

The EPA investigation found that all research reports submitted by DuPont included 57 chemical substances that seriously harm human health and the environment. Article 8(e) of TSCA clearly states that such experimental studies must inform EPA experimental results.