Does the EU migration level of chromium VI in toys need to be lowered?

Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2015 Nov;73(2):687-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.09.029. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Authors

Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER); Renate Krätke²

Collaborators

Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER):
Alena Bartonova¹, Claire Beausoleil¹, María José Carroquino¹, Pim De Voogt¹, Raquel Duarte-Davidson¹, Teresa Fernandes¹, Jadwiga Gzyl¹, Colin Janssen¹, Renate Krätke¹, Jan Linders¹, Greet Schoeters¹

Affiliations

¹ European Commission, DG Health & Food Safety, Directorate C: Public Health, Unit C2 - Health Information and Scientific Committees, Luxembourg.
² Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 26429545
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.09.029

No abstract available

Keywords: Chromium VI; Migration limits; NTP; OEHHA; SCHER; Toy Safety Directive.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinogens, Environmental / standards*
Carcinogens, Environmental / toxicity*
Chromium / standards*
Chromium / toxicity*
European Union*
Humans
Play and Playthings*

Substances

Carcinogens, Environmental
Chromium
chromium hexavalent ion