ECHA PLANS EXPANDED AUTHORISATION LIST, PROPOSING PLASTICS CHEMICALS FOR TOUGH CONTROLS
August 1st, 2014
A RANGE of plastics-related chemicals have been included in a draft list of new substances subject to special authorisation by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for their manufacture or use in the European Union (EU). ECHA is now consulting on these planned additions to its ‘authorisation list’, because of concerns about their potential impact on human health and the environment.The chemicals under consideration include:*‘1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich’, used as plasticiser in PVC, for instance in the manufacture ...
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