SOCMA criticises call for US-REACH

Jim DeLisi, president of Fanwood Chemical, representing SOCMA told a US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing that "an American REACH would not only hamper innovation but would reverse progress made over many years by federal regulators and the chemical industry to appropriately manage risk”. The committee chair, Senator Barbara Boxer has called for US chemical producers to be responsible for proving their products are safe before entering the market.
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