WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an action plan late Wednesday afternoon to address the potential health risks of nonylphenol (NP)/nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), used in industrial laundry detergents. The plan identifies a range of actions the agency is considering under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Meanwhile, the EPA says it supports a voluntary phaseout of industrial laundry detergents containing NPE by 2014 pledged by the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA).
