EU AGENCY ECHA WIELDS SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE OVER EUROPEAN TOBACCO SECTOR’S USE OF CHEMICALS
February 1st, 2019
THE TOBACCO industry in Europe needs to keep a close eye on the work of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the European Union’s (EU) chemical agency, which has a key role in banning or restricting the use of tobacco ingredients, by-products and manufacturing chemicals.
A good example is titanium dioxide, used to make filters by some manufacturers. ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has advised that evidence indicates the chemical could cause cancer through inhalation. The chemical is still under assessment by ECHA’s Community Rolling Action Plan ...
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