Potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law

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Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:56:27 -0600

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Washingtonpost.com

Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law

By Lyndsey Layton

Washington Post Staff Writer

Monday, January 4, 2010; A01

" Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States --

from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20

percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency,

their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and

virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision.

The policy was designed 33 years ago to protect trade secrets in a highly

competitive industry. But critics -- including the Obama administration

--

say the secrecy has grown out of control, making it impossible for

regulators to control potential dangers or for consumers to know which

toxic substances they might be exposed to.... "

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