Downstream Users Emphasize Focusing On Risk In Europe’s Chemical Strategy for Sustainability

At European Chemicals Agency’s virtual Safer Chemicals Conference, officials representing the agency, the EC, industry and nonprofits discuss the path forward on Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, which includes concepts intended to spur developing chemicals vetted for human and environmental safety.

• Source: Alamy

The cosmetics industry and other downstream users of chemicals are waging an uphill battle advocating for a risk-based approach to chemical safety as the European Commission’s Chemical Strategy for Sustainability inches toward implementation.

During a roundtable discussion on 6 October at the European Chemicals Agency’s virtual Safer Chemicals Conference, officials representing the agency,...

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