BASF, P&G, Others Ask EPA to Restore Safer Chemicals Program (2)

Nearly 60 chemical manufacturers, trade associations, state and local governments, and nonprofit groups are asking the EPA to restore its program that encourages the design and use of safer chemicals.

The coalition—which includes BASF SE, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Procter & Gamble Co., and Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC—on Feb. 5 sent EPA acting Administrator Jane Nishida a letter, obtained by Bloomberg Law Monday, voicing “strong support” for the agency’s Safer Choice Program “as well as our concern for its long-term viability.”

The Environmental Protection Agency’s program allows companies to get an agency-approved label if ...