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EU rightly limits toxic chemicals in textiles but could have better protected consumers
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The EU just agreed to restrict over 30 hazardous substances from clothing and other consumer textiles. These substances – which include lead, cadmium and other toxic metals – are used to colour and treat textile products; but they may also cause cancer, harm DNA and reproductive health. BEUC welcomes that the EU is finally tackling these problematic substances but highlights that much work remains to protect consumers against harmful chemicals in textiles, such as endocrine disruptors or allergens.
Commission fake news plans fail to tackle elephant in the room: the platforms business models
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The European Commission today unveiled its plans to tackle online disinformation. However, it does not act on one of the main reasons for the dissemination of sensationalist content, which includes fake news: the business models which are based on click-baiting to drive advertising revenues.
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Pauline Constant, BEUC
Pauline Constant
Director, Communications
Andrew Canning, BEUC
Andrew Canning
Deputy Head of Communications
Oriana Henry
Communications Officer
Sandrine Carpentier
Communications Officer