On December 14, 2012, EPA announced the withdrawal of an immediate final rule issued under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(d) regarding products containing cadmium.  “EPA has decided to withdraw the immediate final rule”, said EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics in a December 14 statement.  The withdrawal was to be codified in a Federal Register announcement last week.   The immediate final rule had required “manufacturers (including importers) of cadmium or cadmium compounds, including as part of an article, that have been, or are reasonably likely to be, incorporated into consumer products to submit certain unpublished health… Read more