By means of future amendment to the REACH regulation, which was given the green light by the member states permanent representatives to the EU on Thursday 26 April, European consumers can expect to be better protected against 33 carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) substances in clothes, textiles and shoes.
The experts on the REACH committee gave qualified majority approval to a proposal seeking to restrict the marketing authorisation of clothes, textiles and shoes containing such...