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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10046

23 December 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment council
Council calls on Commission to examine how improvements to legislation could be introduced to counter effects of chemical “cocktails” on health and environment

Brussels, 22/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Environment Council has called on the European Commission to examine how appropriately Community legislation in force predicts dangers to human, animal and vegetable health from the combined effects of chemical substances which, taken in isolation, would not present any risk at all. If necessary, the Commission will be requested to propose amendments and guidelines.

This double request was made on Tuesday 22 December in Brussels, in the unanimous...

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