Positive conclusions of commercial Deca-BDE EU risk assessment

摘要

EBFRIP has welcomed the recent publication of the positive risk assessment conclusions for the brominated flame retardant Deca-BDE in the Official journal of the European Communities.This publication is the final formal step in the risk assessment of Deca-BDE,completed in 2004 and updated in December 2007.The European Commission's Communication on the risk assessment of Deca-BDE confirms that the Member States scientists "have completed the risk evaluation activities with regard to man and the environment" for Deca-BDE and that there are no significant risks to the environment or human health which would justify risk reduction measures.Deca-BDE's risk assessment has probably been the most thoroughly conducted risk assessment to date in the EU,with more than 1,000 scientific studies reviewed.