Press Release: ECHA recommends that eight substances of very high concern be subject to authorisation

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), in December 2010, submitted to the European Commission a recommendation that eight chemical substances of very high concern should in future not be used without authorisation. Four of the substances are classified as both carcinogenic and toxic to reproduction, three as carcinogenic and one as toxic to reproduction. They are all used in processes or products to which workers or consumers are exposed.

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