EU BIOCIDE RULINGS HIT BRITISH TEXTILE FINISHING PRODUCT
February 1st, 2021
THE EUROPEAN Commission has rejected a bid by the UK’s Contec Cleanroom (UK) Ltd to secure approval for the EU-wide use of a biocide categorised for use in textile finishing, for instance in wipes, under the EU biocidal products regulation. The Commission ruled that the manufacturer had failed to prove the product, ‘Contec Hydrogen Peroxide’ (whose active substance is hydrogen peroxide), “is sufficiently effective, due to inconsistencies within the submitted efficacy studies”.
Meanwhile, the Commission has approved a new biocide for possible ...
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