TEXTILE FINISHING CHEMICALS PART OF REVISED EU SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME
November 1st, 2018
THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released updated plans to assess the safety of chemicals, including those used in textile finishing, through its Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) system for 2019-2021, with 96 chemicals being identified for investigation. These are subjected to studies by European Union (EU) member states, and should their experts conclude there is cause for concern about a chemical’ impact on human and environmental health, proposed EU controls may follow. The revised programme, for example, includes dye ...
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