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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Pippa Neill

‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners

An environmental warning sign on an industrial chemical drum
The system determines which substances are identified as hazardous, the warnings that appear on labels and whether bans or controls are applied. Photograph: Marcus Harrison/signs/Alamy

An environmental campaign group is taking legal action against the government over proposals that it claims could fast-track chemical hazard classifications from other countries with lower standards into UK law.

Fighting Dirty claims proposals to change the classification and labelling of potentially hazardous chemicals could result in the UK weakening standards on cancer-causing substances.

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