EPA proposes updates to TSCA Title VI formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products (new QC test method and updated incorporated standards)

EPA issued a proposed rule to amend the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products regulations under TSCA Title VI by adding a new quality control test method (ISO 12460-2:2024(en) small-scale chamber method) and making technical updates to incorporated voluntary consensus standards. Compliance teams in the composite wood products supply chain should review the proposed updates to referenced standards/test methods and submit comments within the stated comment period once published in the Federal Register.