CLOTHING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY RISKS SUPPLY PROBLEMS IF IT FAILS TO GRAPPLE WITH REACH
August 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CONCERNS have been raised that some chemicals of importance to the clothing and textile industry will not have been pre-registered by the oncoming December 1 deadline of the European Union's (EU) REACH chemical control programme. Omissions could damage the business of manufacturers, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned: "Failure to meet this deadline means that a company cannot continue manufacturing or importing the substance until they have submitted a full registration dossier and paid the registration fee", an expensive ...
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