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The Availability of Preservatives is Decreasing, According To CEPE CEPE stressed the threat to the availability of preservatives, which are used to extend the useful life of coatings, inks, cleaning products and personal care items.
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EPE has launched a campaign to inform about the threat to the
is leading to a reduction in the number of existing preservatives. The
availability of preservatives, which are used to extend the useful life
situation is now reaching a breaking point.” CEPE calls on regulatory
of everyday products such as coatings, inks, cleaning products and
authorities to change the requirements of the Biocidal Product Regulation
personal care items. The industry is increasingly concerned as current EU
(BPR), which governs the authorization and use of preservatives.
regulations and review processes are leading to phasing out preservatives
“The current regulations are simply not fit for purpose, and we face the
while no new alternatives become available.
very real risk of having no preservatives available for key products like
They are critical for extending the useful life of products such as water-
paints, printing inks and artists’ colours,” Davidson said. “Reports have
based paints and inks as without them microorganisms in water grow and
already shown the urgent need to revise the Biocidal Products Regulation.
damage the coating product in the can or the finished coated surface.
We need action now to make sure that manufacturers can continue to
This would lead to increased product waste and the need for more
supply existing preservatives, so that our members can continue to make
frequent repainting, directly contradicting the EU’s green and circular
properly-preserved paints and inks, while encouraging the innovation and
ambitions.
development of new preservatives for the future.”
Christel Davidson, CEO of CEPE, said: “The current regulations have created a lengthy and costly system where manufacturers of preservatives
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rarely bring new substances to the market. In addition, a review program
www.cepe.org/campaign-coatings-need-preservatives
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