In message <[email protected]>, dated Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Brian O'Connell <[email protected]> writes:
>2009/251/EC effectively bans the biocide DMF, and also says that it >wiil be added to the REACH directive. > >As this seems to have been done ad hoc and is a bit ambigous, can >someone advise if the EU intends to add to DMF to the SVHC list ? It isn't ad hoc. A number of people suffered troublesome skin conditions as a result of dimethylfuran use as a biocide in furniture fillings. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Things can always get better. But that's not the only option. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
