EU PROBES DENTAL AMALGAM SAFETY
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FRESH concern about the safety of mercury in dental amalgam has sparked a new inquiry into the issue by the European Union's scientific committee on health and environmental risks. The committee wants by June 4 post-1990 peer reviewed research papers, safety evaluation data, information on amalgam clinical usage and other relevant scientific material. E mails to Sanco-call-information-2@ec.europa.eu
FRESH concern about the safety of mercury in dental amalgam has sparked a new inquiry into the issue by the European Union's scientific committee on health and environmental risks. The committee wants by June 4 post-1990 peer reviewed research papers, safety evaluation data, information on amalgam clinical usage and other relevant scientific material. E mails to Sanco-call-information-2@ec.europa.eu
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