REACH WILL FORCE FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS TO TAKE CARE OVER CHEMICAL RELEASES
June 1st, 2007
BY ALAN OSBORNALTHOUGH the European Union's (EU) ambitious REACH policy to control the safety and use of tens of thousands of chemical substances does not directly apply to food or to food additives, manufacturers should not think they will escape its clutches scot-free. A number of traps appear to await food processing companies who don't fully think through the provisions of the policy, which came into force on June 1.REACH stands for the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals. The legislation was finally approved at the end of 2006 after many ...
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