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"en.20120119.24.4-292-500"2
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"Biocidal products represent the third largest group of substances that are dangerous to human health and the environment, especially as they are products that people come into contact with on a daily basis. They are often non-biodegradable and are sometimes carcinogenic toxic substances that may prove to be harmful to people, animals and the environment when they are used and then disposed of as waste. They enter the food chain, soil and water. Although the present legislation is the product of a compromise, it has achieved significant progress since it was first adopted in 1998. The following are regulated by law: a drastic reduction in carcinogenic substances and substances classified as toxic for reproduction; the facility for Member States to impose a ban or restriction where specific circumstances so warrant; stricter licensing; improved labelling and a ban on misleading information; a reduction in animal testing; the substitution of safer alternatives for dangerous substances; separate safety tests and labelling of products containing nanomaterials. All these are a sign of positive developments which will benefit public health and the environment and advocate a vote in favour of the new regulation."@en1
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