EU releases catalog of chemical classification and label information

According to the European Union's Chemicals Registration, Evaluation, Licensing and Restriction Regulations (REACH) and the Chemical Substance Classification and Labeling Regulations (CLP), the European Commission's Industrial Enterprise Division has recently published the Catalogue of Chemical Classifications and Labels, clearly defining human health and the environment. The list of potentially hazardous substances and the information that must be identified on the product label. According to reports, the directory will help to standardize the classification of hazardous chemicals in the EU and the world. European Commission vice-president and industrial company member Anthony said that the first release of the catalogue provided a more convenient reference for companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to classify and label produced chemical substances. Leaders in the field of management have played an important role in promoting the safe use of chemicals worldwide. The environmental commissioner of the European Commission believes that the publication of the catalogue provides a more transparent environment for the production and safe use of chemicals, which helps companies to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals, and at the same time reminds consumers to consciously avoid purchasing products containing harmful substances. According to reports, the first wholesale catalogue is the result of the assessment of 100,000 chemical substances submitted by nearly 3 million applications submitted by manufacturers and importers since the commission’s implementation of the CLP and REACH regulations. The scope of the catalogue will be gradually expanded to include Chemicals entering the EU market.