Memo: MAC Directive: no evidence to support the safety concerns

A scientific review of the research regarding the safety aspects of the use of refrigerant R1234yf in Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) systems, published by the European Commission on the 7 March 2014, concluded that there is no evidence of a serious risk in the use of this refrigerant in MAC systems under normal and foreseeable conditions of use1 (according to the existing legal framework on the general safety of products).

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Refrigerants used in mobile air condition systems (MAC) - State of play http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-refrigerants-used-in-mobile-air-condition-systems-mac-state-of-play/

EurActiv, 10.03.14: Car coolant rejected by Daimler is safe: EU scientists http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/car-coolant-rejected-daimler-saf-news-534010

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