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TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act)Way, way back, right about the time our predecessor company was being formed, a major piece of legislation was passed.  The Toxic Control Substance Act (TSCA) of 1976.   The stated goal (which really never was achieved) was to categorize the chemicals being made and sold as to whether they were safe, slightly dangerous, or highly dangerous.  That was about the time that we also had to worry about the biological experiments we were running (a different federal regulation was involved), since it was possible that some of the microbes we created could create havoc in the world.  (There were four levels of containment required to ensure the public safety.)

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