La cadmium in the bridesmaid jewellery, plastics and brazing will be banned in the European Union from December 2011.
High concentrations of cadmium, which is a harmful substance, were found in some jewelry, particularly Wedding Jewellery imitation imported. Consumers, especially children, may be exposed to cadmium through the skin or by suction. The new provision prohibits the use of cadmium in all types of jewelry, with the exception of antique jewelry. The ban also on cadmium in plastics and in the brazing rods, which are used to join dissimilar materials, because the vapors released during soldering are extremely dangerous if inhaled.
Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of industry and entrepreneurship, said this: “This is good news for consumers, such as for industry, which has already developed develop substitutes for the substance. This proves, once again, that REACH plays a vital role in protecting public health, and that the level of protection is high. ”
Janez Poto? Nik, European Commissioner for Environment, said meanwhile: “The ban of cadmium in the piercing jewellery will protect consumers, particularly children. It’s also good for environment, because the plastic without cadmium will contribute to reducing pollution. This encourages recycling (Recycling is a method of treating industrial waste and household waste that can be reintroduced into the production cycle of a product of its component materials. One of the examples …) PVC waste, which marks a major advance in efforts to conserve resources. ”
The ban ensures a better protection of EU consumers against exposure to cadmium, and reduce environmental pollution by cadmium. It will be adopted as an amendment to Regulation REACH.La new measure prohibits cadmium in all plastic products and promotes the recovery of PVC waste for reuse in a number (The notion of number in language is addressed in the article “Grammatical Number.”) building products. PVC is a material (A material is a material of natural or artificial man shapes into objects.) Sought which can be upgraded several times, the new measure allows the reuse of recovered PVC containing low concentrations cadmium in a limited number of construction products, without danger to public health or the environment. In order to properly inform consumers of construction products made from PVC that will be marketed that valued a specific pictogram.