EU ROUND UP – DEHP FACES ADDITIONAL EU CONTROLS
January 1st, 2015
ADDITIONAL European Union (EU) controls could be imposed on the use of common phthalate DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) over concerns about its environmental endocrine disrupting properties. The plasticiser is already on the EU’s candidate list for substances of very high concern (SVHC) and its EU use could be made subject to special authorisation from February. But thus far these controls – to be imposed by the European Commission – have been based on concerns that DEHP is toxic for reproduction. The Member State Committee of the European Chemicals ...
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