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New EU rules on nanomaterials cause controversy
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By Guy Montague-Jones, 26-Mar-2009 |
The provisions for nanomaterials in the recast of the EU Cosmetics Directive have come in for criticism from campaigners.
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In the run up to this week’s vote in the European Parliament, campaigners pushed for safeguards on nanomaterials to be added to the legislation.
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The adopted regulation is now the first EU law to address nanomaterials and has been welcomed as “ground breaking” by Green MEP Hiltrud Breyer.
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In a statement, Breyer said the vote marks a radical departure from the current EU Commission position, which has so far argued that existing legislation is adequate.
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European consumer association BEUC also welcomed the regulation as an “important step” but voiced some reservations about the rules.
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