EU REGULATORY ROUND UP – MORE COATINGS CHEMICALS ADDED TO ECHA’S ROLLING CHEMICAL SAFETY PROBE
January 1st, 2018
THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added four chemicals used by the paint, coatings and adhesives sector to its rolling CoRAP programme of assessing in detail the environmental health risks posed by certain chemicals. These investigations are carried out by European Union (EU) member states and their conclusions can spark additional controls being placed on these chemicals.
The new relevant chemicals now under study include the pigment Chromium(III)Oxide, which will be assessed by French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety ...
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