Sweden rescinds national deca-BDE ban to push for EU action
16-May-2008
The Swedish government has announced it will seek a total ban on the use of deca-bromodiphenyl ether (deca-BDE) at EU level. The announcement came as the government withdrew its national ban on the substance, which is used as a flame retardant in electrical, textile and upholstery applications.A spokesperson for the Swedish Environment Ministry noted that the government believed it was in a better position to achieve pan-EU exclusion of...
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