Voluntary Children’s Chemical Evaluation Program

EPA. 2002o. Voluntary children s chemical evaluation program. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, http //www.epa.gov/chemrtk/childhlt.htm. April 19, 2002. 

Reiss R, Anderson EL, Lape J (2003) A framework and case study for exposure assessment in the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program. Risk Anal, 23(5) ... 

Yet another initiative is the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program , which has been running since 2000 as a pilot project and centres on 20 chemicals that children are exposed to.30 In a recent evaluation, the program was commended by industry and criticized by civil society (GAO 2007). 

EPA (2000b). Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program. Fed Reg 65, 81700—81718. 

A component of EPA s Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative, the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) was intended to encourage the development of information about the health effects, exposures and risks of industrial chemicals to children. While the VCCEP is a voluntary program that focuses on the development of data and assessments, as with the HPV program, EPA indicated that it would consider whether a test rule... 

A list of these chemicals may be found in USEPA, Methodology for Selecting Chemicals for the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program Pilot. 65 Fed. Reg. 81700, 81701 (Dec. 26, 2000). 

Fed. Reg. 67121 (Nov. 20,2006) Implementation of the Pilot Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program Request for Comment 71 FR 67121 VCCEP 11-20-06... 

Fed. Reg. 36512 (June 27, 2008) Modification of the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program Notice of Public Meeting 73 FR 36512 VCCEP mods 6-27-08... 

US EPA. 2011. Evaluation Report EPA s Voluntary Chemical Evaluation Program Did Not Achieve Children s Health Protection Goals. Office of the Inspector General. Report No. ll-P-0379. Available at http //www.epa.gov/oig/ reports/2011/20110721-ll-P-0379.p)df (accessed September 7,2014). 

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