EU Prioritizes First Set of Chemicals for Ban Under Strict New REACH Law

Image: ECHAREACH, the European Directive for Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, set out guidelines for the types of chemicals which should be progressively banned: CMRs: Carcinogens, Mutagens or Reproductive ToxinsPBTs: Persistant, Bioaccumulative and Toxic chemicalsvPvBs: chemicals which are very persistant and very bioaccumulative.Now the first seven chemicals to suffer the wrath of REACH are on the table. So which substances could be disappearing fro...