ACA Issues Statement Regarding ECHA’s Advisory Opinion on Titanium Dioxide
WASHINGTON — The American Coatings Association (ACA) issued a statement today regarding the European Chemicals Agency’s Risk Assessment Committee issuing an advisory opinion to the European Commission to classify titanium dioxide as a Category 2 (Animal Evidence) carcinogen. The entire statement is published below.
“Titanium dioxide (TiO2), a commonly used white pigment in paints and a variety of other products, is under review to establish a possible hazard classification under the European Union’s (EU) Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP). The CLP is an ongoing regulatory program to harmonize classifications of substances based on hazard properties (but does not consider risk of human exposure). Classifications have implications across the EU for product labels, formulation restrictions and worker protection.