The fact that? The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed the appeals of the French government and the European Commission, confirming the cancellation of the EU classification of titanium dioxide dust as a suspended inhalation carcinogen.
The details The dispute focused on the 2020 titanium dioxide classification in the EU in the form of dust (with ≥1% of ≤10 μm in diameter particles) as a category 2 carcinogen by inhalation under the CLP regulation. The industry groups challenged the classification, arguing that the Risk Assessment Committee of European Chemical Agencies (RAC) was based too participation.
Why? The sentence underlines the will of the EU courts to analyze the scientific foundations of chemical risk classifications, signing that regulators must demonstrate that regulators must demonstrate rigorous, transparent and complete significant impacts and particles for sectors such coatings, plastics and cosmetics.
Fountain: Curia Europe
