ASTA Comments on OEHHA's Proposed Changes to EtO's No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
This document is a letter submitted to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on its proposed lowering of the No Significant Risk Level (NRSL) for ethylene oxide (EtO). ASTA opposes the proposed lowering of the NSRL for EtO for dietary exposure due to scientific evidence and the federal authorization to use EtO for food safety reasons.
06/14/2023 at 12:00 am
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