Biocides should be subject to a safer, more harmonised, and quicker approval process, agreed MEPs from the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee last week.rnSubstances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction are already banned in the EU, but biocides - commonlv used as pesticides - arernnot. Because biocides are intended to kill living organisms, many biocidal products pose significant risks to human and animal health.
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