EU Proposes Motion On Six Chromium Content In Leather Products

< p > it is reported that in recent years, the European Commission for chemical industry (ECHA) socioeconomic analysis said that it supported the motion proposed by Denmark to limit the six valent chromium content of "a" target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > strong > Leather > /strong > /a.

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< p > six chromium is a kind of ingested poison. Skin contact may lead to sensitivity, and more likely to cause genetic genetic defects. Inhalation may cause cancer and endanger the environment.

The six valent chromium is easily absorbed by the body. It can invade the human body through digestion, respiratory tract, skin and mucous membrane.

Because six valent chromium can cause severe allergic contact dermatitis, it poses a risk to consumers' health.

Denmark recommends that leather products that are directly or continuously or repeatedly contact with the skin, if they contain six valent chromium with a concentration equal to or exceeding 3 mg / kg, shall not be put into the market, while the EU limits include six heavy valent chromium and all its compounds.

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< p > REACH is the European Union regulation "registration, evaluation, licensing and restriction of chemicals". This is a proposal concerning laws concerning the production, trade and use safety of chemicals. The purpose of the regulation is to protect human health and environmental safety, to maintain and enhance the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry, to develop innovative capabilities of innocuous and harmless compounds, to prevent market segmentation, to increase pparency in the use of chemicals, to promote non animal experiments, and to pursue sustainable social development.

According to the introduction, unlike the RoHS directive, the scope of REACH is much wider. In fact, it will affect the products and manufacturing processes from mining industry to < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > strong > textile > /strong > /a > A A, "a", "*", "no", "clothing", "light industry", "electromechanical" and so on.

REACH requires manufacturers to register each chemical component in the product, about 30 thousand species - and to measure its potential hazards to public health.

REACH has established the idea that society should not introduce new materials, products or technologies, if their potential hazards are unascertained.

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< p > it is learnt that if the restrictive measures are adopted, the six valent chromium will be included in the list of prohibited substances in Annex XVII of the chemicals registration, assessment, authorization and restriction regulation (REACH code) and shall be implemented in EU countries.

Any substance and mixture containing substances listed in Annex XVII will not be put on the market.

The above motion lists leather products that may be subject to restrictive measures, including underwear, neck belt, car seat, handbag, riding equipment, dog belt, < a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > strong > shoes < /strong > /a > shoes, belts and other wristbands, hair bands or hoops, coats and coats, trousers, a target= "_blank", "_blank", "hat", "hat", "hat" and "toys" and so on.

The Committee on social economic analysis will then add a 12 month pitional period in the draft assessment report, so the restriction on six valent chromium in leather may not take effect until early 2015.

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