OECD Slams Lack of Chemicals Information

Chemical Week Newswire 4may01

A lack of information on the safety of chemicals and the level of hazardous substances being released into the environment "will pose a major challenge to policy makers over the next two decades," says a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD; Paris). Environment ministers of OECD member states will meet in Paris May 16 to discuss issues raised by the report and approve an environmental strategy for the remainder of this decade.