REACH for a non-toxic environment - BEUC position on the 2017 REACH review

Harmful chemicals are found in many products consumers come in very close, frequent and prolonged contact with. Examples include clothes, kitchen tools, toys, cosmetics, and the list goes on.

The REACH regulation is the EU’s primary law to reduce human and environmental exposures to dangerous substances. The European Commission is consulting the public on whether this vital legislative framework performs as intended. BEUC welcomes this exercise as an opportunity to better protect consumers against harmful chemicals as well as to strengthen the consumers’ right to know.