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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved to amend Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products (40 CFR Part 770).
The amendments are to update some voluntary consensus standards of Incorporation-By-Reference:
| Standard |
Current standard |
Updated version |
| Standard for Wood Products—Structural Glued Laminated Timber |
ANSI A190.1-2017 |
ANSI A190.1-2022 |
| Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Levels from Wood Products Using a Desiccator |
ASTM D5582-14 |
ASTM D5582-22 |
| Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air from Wood Products Using a Small-Scale Ch amber |
ASTM D6007-14 |
ASTM D6007-22 |
| Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber |
ASTM E1333-14 |
ASTM E1333-22 |
| Wood-based panels—Determination of formaldehyde release—Part 3: Gas analysis method |
ISO 12460-3:2020(E) |
ISO 12460-3:2023(E) |
| Structural Plywood |
PS 1-19 |
PS 1-22 |
The standard BS EN ISO 12460-3:2020 Wood-based panels — Determination of formaldehyde release—Part 3: Gas analysis method is removed.
Besides the above updates, the standard ISO 12460-2:2024, Wood-based panels - Determination of Formaldehyde Release - Part 2: Small-scale Chamber Method, is newly added to the voluntary consensus standards of Incorporation-By-Reference.
The amendments shall be effective on 27 November 2026.
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