ECHA MULLS OFFICIAL EU HAZARDOUS DESIGNATION FOR LEAD
October 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Union (EU) could mandate health warnings on consumer and industrial products containing lead, following a new safety review. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on whether all uses of lead should be subject to harmonised EU classification and labelling as a hazardous substance under the EU's REACH chemical control law. If comments support its plans, lead could be officially designated as a substance that involves "reproductive toxicity". A final decision would rest however with the ...
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