MEPs block chromium trioxide authorisation

EU lawmakers have challenged a proposal by the European Commission to let a range of companies use chrome plating material chromium trioxide, citing its carcinogenic and mutagenic properties

by Raquel Guerra
Products: chrome stacking chairs (Image: Lode Van de Velde / Public Domain Pictures)
Products: chrome stacking chairs (Image: Lode Van de Velde / Public Domain Pictures)

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