REACH WILL FORCE PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS TO TAKE CARE OVER CHEMICAL RELEASES
June 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLJUNE 1 was a historic date for the packaging industry, because in a sense, nothing from that day will be the same again. That was when REACH - the European Union's (EU) Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals system - came into force, sparking a long series of deadlines, tests, assessments and registrations that will last from now until 2022.Obviously packaging companies don't generally make chemicals, but they certainly use them. Inks, coatings, adhesives are all widely employed, and as downstream consumer of chemicals, the ...
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