What must be done to prevent another humidifier disinfectant disaster?
Environmental Health and Toxicology
;
: e2016024-2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-197534
ABSTRACT
The humidifier disinfectant disaster (HDD) was not a simple poisoning accident by biocides, but a singular disaster in history created by chemicals in household products. This disaster was a result of the failure of a system for the management of chemical and product safety. Since the management authority for chemical usage safety is different from those for chemical safety in products, many blind areas for chemical safety management in products still remain. The ‘Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances (ARECS)’ or the new ‘Biocidal Product Act’ must not only address the blind areas in the management system for chemical and product safety, but also prevent a second HDD. To prevent another HDD, an integrated registration, evaluation, and management system for chemicals and consumer products must be incorporated into the ‘ARECS’ as an essential part for chemical safety in consumer products.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Poisoning
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Disasters
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Disinfectants
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Chemical Safety
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Humidifiers
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Household Products
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
English
Journal:
Environmental Health and Toxicology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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