TEXTILE FINISHING SECTOR RAISES CONCERNS OVER CoRAP PROCESS
April 11th, 2014
A RISK assessment of additives and related chemicals - many of them used in the dyeing industry - is being conducted across the European Union (EU), amid concerns that several substances have yet to be properly tested against their potential hazards.The investigation is being overseen by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which says 56 substances will be investigated under the EU’s 'Community Rolling Action Plan' (CoRAP) of assessments in 2014, and a total of 150 by 2016. The process will fill in some missing links in the evaluation of the potential risks ...
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