07/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has adopted a report by the Belgian Liberal Democrat MEP Frédérique Ries to express its support for a ban on pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE) and its derivatives used to fireproof furniture and furniture upholstery (see EUROPE of 30 August, p.7). In the case of diphenyl ethers, the institution feels the prohibition should apply no later than 1 January 2006, unless the risk assessment decides there is no cause for concern about...