INDUSTRY COMMISSIONER HOPEFUL WARNS OF ACTION ON CADMIUM AND LEAD
January 1st, 2010
BY EMMA JACKSON AND KEITH NUTHALL
THE ITALIAN politician nominated to become the European Union's (EU) new industry commissioner has said he would push for tougher restrictions on lead and cadmium in the EU, if a current review concludes they are necessary.
Antonio Tajani has told a European Parliament confirmation hearing (Jan 18) in Strasbourg, he would keep watch on European Commission assessments of German documentation suggesting current exposure limits from toys are too lax. "If they come to the decision that these substances present too high a risk ...
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