David Fischer Authors Specialty Chemicals Magazine Article on ‘Unreasonable Risk’

Keller and Heckman Partner David Fischer authored the Specialty Chemicals Magazine article, “The Unreasonableness of ‘Unreasonable Risk.’” The article, which appears in the January/February 2026 edition, emphasizes the need for a definition of the term ‘unreasonable risk’ in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

“Knowing what is and is not unreasonable risk has significant economic consequences for entire industries,” writes David. He points to the revisions to the Framework Rule as presenting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a “golden opportunity to put ‘unreasonable’ back into ‘unreasonable risk.’”

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