Got TEA? – You may need CFATS!
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) covering sites handling over 300 Chemicals of Interest. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixa-chemicalofinterestlist.pdf The listed chemicals were identified in the Federal Register on November 20, 2007. This table lists Minimum Concentrations and Screening Thresholds for addressing Release, Theft and Sabotage concerns for these chemicals. Seven different [...

Triclosan Trouble
The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is reviewing the safety of triclosan, the active ingredient in many antibacterial soaps and body washes.  This follows the December 10th release of the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The report provided an [...