On September 20, 2007, the Sierra Club, the National Center for Healthy Housing, the Alliance for Healthy Homes, and the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a petition with EPA requesting that EPA:
- Require manufacturers to submit to EPA allegations of adverse reactions related to air freshener products recorded by manufacturers and processors pursuant to TSCA Section 8(c) and 40 CFR Part 717;
- Adopt a rule pursuant to TSCA Section 8(d) to require submittal of health and safety studies related to air fresheners;
- Adopt a rule pursuant to TSCA Section 4 to require manufacturers to conduct acute and chronic studies to evaluate the impact of air fresheners on human health; and
- Adopt a rule pursuant to TSCA Section 6 to require that air fresheners be labeled to identify their ingredients.
- TSCA Section 21 Petition Requesting EPA to Require Recordkeeping for Air Freshener Products (PDF)(10 pp, 185 K, September 19, 2007)
- Letters to Petitioners (PDF)(4 pp, 2 MB, December 18, 2007)
- Letter to Air Freshener Producers (PDF)(14 pp, 10 MB, December 18, 2007)
- Letter Granting an Extension to Air Freshener Producers (PDF)(2 pp, 65 K, March 24, 2008)
- Letter Granting an Extension to Air Freshener Producers (PDF)(98 pp, 20 MB, March 24, 2008)