ASTA Request to Extend the Comment Deadline on EPA's Proposed Interim Decision for EtO

This document is a letter submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to questions raised by the agency on the use of ETO in the reconditioning of spices. The document also comments on EPA's proposed phase out of ETO on different groups of spices.

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.