Plenary Session: Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - titanium dioxide

Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - titanium dioxide (B9-0071/2020)

I voted against raising an objection to the delegated act that introduces new classifications for 28 substances and mixtures, among which 10 are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR). The objection comes from the ECR Political Group and is particularly intended to protect the classification of titanium dioxide.

With this delegated act, titanium dioxide, in its breathable form, will see its classification as potentially carcinogenic renewed. This classification is based on scientific evidence presented by the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
The ECR Group raised this objection in response to the lobbying of the chemical industry, ignoring the science that underlies such a classification and consumers' right to information.
Although this delegated act does not comply with the RAC's recommendation to classify inhalable liquid mixtures, it already represents a positive step forward in protecting citizens and, for the time being, it seems unlikely to receive a better proposal from the Commission.
I vote against this objection because titanium dioxide, as warned by RAC and ECHA, poses risks to human health and should therefore continue to be classified according to its dangerous characteristics.

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