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To legislate on the combined effects of chemicals while our general understanding is in its infancy is misguided. Your article “Call to cut out chemicals” (17 December)...

Ministers want EU law to give greater protection and Danes concerned about danger to children. EU law should be extended to protect people from the cocktails of chemicals...

The argument presented by CEFIC in your article ‘MEPs told REACH could destroy “thousands of jobs”' (26 October-1 November) is yet another example of the chemical...

MEPS are demanding tougher safety controls on small toys in breakfast cereal packs and chocolate eggs which can cause death or injury to children who choke on them. British...

MEPS and the odd occasional EU official will be relieved to know that PVC sex toys pose no risk to health, according to the Commission . Despite containing chemicals banned...

MEPS are demanding that the scope of the EU's proposed ban on phthalates in baby toys should be extended. The move comes as the European Parliament prepares to vote next...

CONTRARY to popular belief, the scientists who provide EU policy-makers with advice on public health issues do not operate in an ivory tower. Although many of the studies...

TWO leading scientists on the EU's toxicity committee who attacked the European Commission's decision to ban some toys containing phthalates late last year have moved to...

THE European Commission is planning to renew the EU's temporary ban on sales of some baby toys softened with phthalates when the current embargo expires early next month....

THE European Commission will adopt proposals for an emergency ban on sales of some oral baby toys softened with chemicals believed to be toxic next week, according to...

EU MEMBER states will meet again next week to decide whether to endorse European Commission proposals for an emergency ban on sales of some baby toys softened with chemicals...

THE European Commission will next week reiterate its concern over worsening air delays in Europe and warn EU governments of the need to agree a common approach to tackling...

CONSUMER Protection Commissioner David Byrne has drawn up plans for an emergency ban on future sales of some oral baby toys made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) softened with...

HEALTH Commissioner David Byrne is certain to come forward with plans for new restrictions on the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in toys, according to his officials. "We...

INDUSTRY Commissioner Martin Bangemann is considering an immediate ban on using some plastic softeners in babies' teething rings and dummies, and a temporary prohibition on...

Consumer Commissioner Emma Bonino will next week call for the creation of a special group to establish clear procedures for addressing public concerns about potential health...

A STUDY into the possible health risks posed by PVC baby toys, due out next week, is unlikely to provide Consumer Affairs Commissioner Emma Bonino with enough evidence to...

CONSUMER Affairs Commissioner Emma Bonino will not be in a position to renew her call for a ban on some babies' toys made from soft PVC until autumn at the earliest. Aides...

Geoff Meade takes a light-hearted look at life in the European UnionGoodbye, then, Bovine Spongiform Encepalopathy. Hello phthalates ...Hello what? Phthalates. Not the Greek...

CONSUMER Affairs Commissioner Emma Bonino appears to have failed in her bid to introduce an EU-wide ban on certain babies' toys made from soft polyvinyl chloride. Bonino's...