EU prepares to open REACH 'can of worms'

The European Commission is now planning a full review of the controversial REACH regulation, which for the first time requires chemical manufacturers to justify that their products are safe for consumers.
For many chemical manufacturers that are producing harmful products, very often under 'own label' they do not take in to consideration the harmful effects that these could be having on a cleaning operative, and this could open a can of worms for them and become a potential disaster.
For a long time now, it's been suspected that some toxic chemicals have links to cancer, or have disturbing effects on the reproductive system. With many cleaners expected to use these day in day out for many years.
The European Commission has broken the deadlock on setting criteria for identifying hazardous chemicals, requesting companies to table plans to substitute them even if no alternatives have been clearly identified.
Chemical manufacturers now have to register them with the European Chemicals Agency, including details on toxicity which the agency publishes on its website.
Should this happen, I can only see the continual rise of Ecover, especially their range of professional products which are designed to provide an ecological choice to the petrochemical alternatives on the market. For more information, or to read the EU article in full follow:

http://www.europeancleaningjournal.com/magazine/articles/latest-news/new...

It's just a matter of time!