The report provides the comprehensive risk assessment of the substance cadmium metal. It has been prepared by Belgium in the frame of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances, following the principles for assessment of the risks to hum...
The objective of this study is to support the European Commission’s Impact Assessment of a potential Occupational Exposure Limit Value (OELV) for cadmium and its inorganic compounds under the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (Directive 2004/37/EC)....
This report describes the production of ERM-BD512, which is a matrix material certified for the mass fraction of cadmium, copper, manganese and nickel. This material was produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 and is certified in accordance with ISO Guide 35:2006. The CRM was produced from commerci...
The European Union Reference Laboratory for Heavy Metals in Feed and Food (EURL-HM) organised a proficiency test (EURL-HM-23) for the determination of total As, Cd, Pb, Hg, and inorganic As (iAs) mass fractions in palm kernel expeller to support Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in ...
The objectives of the study are: · to provide a brief overview of cadmium usage within the EU; · to provide an overview of current restrictions on cadmium usage within the EU; · to provide more detailed data on manufacture, imports/exports and usage for the uses where further restrictions are be...
The key provisions of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) can be found in Article 4(1), requiring Member States to ensure that electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market, including cables and spare parts, does not contain the substances listed in Annex II (restricted substances) in...
In 2002, the former Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and Environment prepared an Opinion on “The Member State Assessments of the Risk to Health and the Environment from Cadmium in Fertilizers” (CSTEE, 2002). Since then, new scientific information has become available. The Commissio...
In exposed workers, inhalation is the main route of exposure. Additional uptake can occur through the consumption of contaminated food and/or tobacco smoking. IARC considers Cd and Cd compounds to be carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans for the carcinogen...
