May 17, 2009

Chemical industry to work for more safety

Reuters: Chemicals producers and governments agreed on Friday to step up efforts to push for greater safety in chemicals from lead in paint to microscopic substances. But non-governmental organizations (NGOs) said unless the industry and governments come up with more money, agreed targets for cleaning up chemicals by 2020 were unlikely to be met. The week-long conference was held at the governing body of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), which is part ... Link