UK accused of 'green Brexit hypocrisy' over regulation of suspected carcinogen
by Arthur Neslen from on (#3TQS1)
Exclusive: UK attempted to weaken new EU regulations of a lucrative whitening chemical, Ti02, found in cosmetics and sunscreens
Michael Gove has been accused of "green Brexit hypocrisy" for trying to weaken regulation of a suspected carcinogen found in sun creams, paints and toothpastes, in a proposal seen by the Guardian.
The European commission had proposed mandatory labelling and a cosmetics ban for titanium dioxide (TiO2) - a whitening chemical - after the European Chemicals Agency (Echa) declared it a "suspected carcinogen" last year.
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