News

EU consults on risk assessment of carcinogens

ENDS Europe
Tuesday 4 November 2008

The European commission has launched a consultation on a draft opinion by three EU scientific committees on risk assessment methods for carcinogenic and mutagenic substances.  The committees were asked to identify harmonised approaches for assessing such substances, but the draft opinion concludes that "each compound requires a case-by-case approach".  The deadline for submissions is 2 December. Meanwhile, the EU has issued a draft impact assessment for the chemical 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (EPTAC) used principally in paper production.  See public consultation and draft risk assessment.

The full text of this article is only available to registered subscribers and free trialists. To login, please enter your email address and subscriber access code below.

Not a subscriber or free trialist? Why not take a free 14 day trial or subscribe today!

Having trouble logging in? Subscriber login details are included at the top of the ENDS Europe DAILY email. If you are having problems, please contact our helpdesk

Article Index:
EU flag

EEA chief speaks up for biodiversity

ENDS Europe's Sonja van Renssen asks the EEA’s Jacqueline McGlade how she expects the agency’s new biodiversity tools to help shape EU policy

Watch the interview Read the interview