California Company Faces TSCA Criminal Charges
A San Francisco Bay Area company, AK Scientific, has been indicted on a number of criminal charges, including -- in a rare case of criminal enforcement -- violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). With respect to the TSCA charges, AK Scientific allegedly failed to submit Section 12(b) export notifications and Section 13 import certifications for a substance regulated under a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR), and also allegedly failed to comply with the SNUR requirements. According to the United States Attorney's Office press release, the particular SNUR allegedly at issue is found at 40 CFR Section § 721.4880…