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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11645

14 October 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
Ban mercury in dental fillings, say MEPs
Brussels, 13/10/2016 (Agence Europe)

In the interest of public health, the use of mercury in dental fillings must be banned in the EU, the European Parliament environment committee said in Brussels on Thursday 13 October.

Going along with the recommendations of rapporteur Stefan Eck (GUE/NGL, Germany) on the revision of the European directive on mercury (and repealing Regulation 1102/2008) the committee called for a ban – unless there is a medical opinion to the contrary – on dental fillings which contain mercury, a highly...

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