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A new policy for chemicals - REACH
There may be around 50,000 - 100,000 chemicals in use currently, and over 95% of them have never been shown to be really safe. But we are all exposed to many chemicals on a daily basis - they are in products that we buy, in house dust, in rain water. A number are now being found in our bodies - in blood, in fatty tissue, in breast milk - and the consequences of this long-term exposure are uncertain and worrying. Exposure even begins before birth, and wildlife and populations remote from industrial areas cannot escape some of the chemicals. The EU has recognised that new legislation is necessary. REACH stands for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals. If someone manufactures, produces or imports more than one tonne of a chemical, they will have to supply specific information about its properties to the authorities. Chemicals will be evaluated, and the most hazardous chemicals will have to receive an authorisation for use only in specific applications. But REACH could become ineffective. It has already been diluted, and industry is fighting hard to wreck the regulation. We need your help. You can help by taking action at our Chemical Reaction website - see "Take Action" on the right. More information can be found at: |
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