When I read that I was surprised and disappointed that we could be so dangerous about potentially harmful chemicals, LeBlanc (2010) then gave a reason . This is because the Environmental Protection Agency can only charge after it has proven that a substance poses a health risk under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. LeBlanc (2010) continues and states that it is the only major environmental regulation that has not been adopted. has been updated and only five chemicals have been regulated since the law was enacted. This law seems insane to me and I can't believe it was ever passed. It seems pretty obvious to me that we should test chemicals for safety before putting them on the market. We should do this for several reasons. One of the most important being the health of pregnant women and their