WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) will host a webinar in order to better inform both its member organisations and the wider industry on changes to the EU’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) regulations.
The new rules, which firms operating in Europe must adhere to by December 2020, were announced at the end of 2018 and have been initiated as part of a transition period which brings with it the restriction of 33 chemicals used in the textile sector – all of which are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR).
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