EU SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE SAYS BETTER PRECAUTIONS ARE NEEDED ON PARAFFIN COATINGS
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) scientific committee on health and environmental risks has said there is a need to limit the risks posed to certain workplaces exposed to medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) used as metal working fluids, paints and varnishes, adhesives/sealants, and flame retardants. The committee noted that no carcinogenicity studies are available on these substances and no assessments using related substances regarding cancer is possible. That said, the acute oral toxicity of MCCPs is very low, said the committee, with low skin ...
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