May's Mystery Chemicals Deemed Safe by EPA Watchdogs
Published Date: 7/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The EPA reviewed new chemicals and big changes to chemicals from May 1 to May 31, 2025, and found they’re unlikely to harm people or the environment. Companies sending in these chemicals or changes can keep moving forward without extra worry. This update helps everyone know which chemicals got the green light and when.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Submitters Cleared to Proceed in May 2025
If your company submitted a premanufacture notice (PMN), microbial commercial activity notice (MCAN), or significant new use notice (SNUN) to EPA, the agency found submissions reviewed between May 1, 2025 and May 31, 2025 to be "not likely to present an unreasonable risk." Companies that submitted those notices during that period can continue moving forward without additional EPA-imposed restrictions noted in this notice.
Public Notice of Chemicals Cleared in May
EPA published statements showing which new chemicals or significant new uses it reviewed from May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 and found unlikely to harm people or the environment. This public update tells everyone which chemicals got the green light and the dates of those findings.
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