Posted on 07/18/2023 2:41:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The EU’s chemical strategy, unveiled in 2020, included pledges to “ban [non-essential uses] of the most harmful chemicals in consumer products” such as toys, babies’ nappies, cosmetics, detergents, food packaging and textiles.
“It is especially important to stop using the most harmful chemicals in consumer products, from toys and child care products to textiles and materials that come in contact with our food,” said EU Green Deal chief Frans Timmermans back in 2020. “Our health should always come first,” said EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides also said — three years ago.
But internal documents have shown these commitments are unlikely to be met. […]
According to estimates, between 7,000 and 12,000 toxic chemicals could fall under the restrictions of the new REACH regulation. But leaked documents, seen by EUobserver, outline three policy options that would see only 50 percent, 10 percent or one percent of products containing hazardous chemicals out of the internal market. And experts suggest that the most likely option will be the middle one. […]
The extensively-documented and long-standing issue of widespread human exposure to the so-called “forever chemicals” — technically known as PFAS — is an example of the shortcomings of the current REACH regulation. While major PFAS producing companies have known for years about the adverse effects of these chemicals on human bodies and the environment, they have been allowed to produce these chemicals since the 1960s.
Despite the high associated costs, it has been proven very difficult to introduce EU-wide restrictions on 4,700 man-made chemicals, which are widely used across dozens of industries to make products such as cookware, food packaging and cosmetics. …
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