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(1/6) Some man-made chemicals present in products you may come in contact with pose risks to our health and the environment.They need to be controlled.
The Candidate List is one of the EUโs mechanisms for #SaferChemicals.
#ChemicalStrategy #ChemicalsInOurLife
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(2 / 6) We are talking about chemicals that can interfere with your endocrine system, cause #cancer, mutations or infertility, or do not degrade for a long time in the environment. They are also known as "substances of very high concern" ( #SVHCs).
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(3 / 6) To better protect you and the environment, substances of very high concern ( #SVHCs) may be included in the Candidate List. Once a chemical is there, the EU chemicals regulation imposes immediate obligations to companies, i.e., info on safe use.
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(4 / 6) From the Candidate List they can move to the Authorisation List, meaning that they can only be placed on the market if the EU Commission authorises them and only for specific authorised uses under very strict conditions.5
(5 / 6) If a chemical a company uses is included in the Candidate or Authorisation List, it means that in the long run they must stop using it or replace it with safer alternative. 6
(6 / 6) Weโve added 2 new chemicals to the Candidate List. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ 
chemicals under tighter control to make sure you, your family, and the environment are safe from their harmful effects. Sharing this twitter thread is caring!
