What is Cadmium Directive (91/338/EEC)?
The European Community has adopted the cadmium directive (91/338/EEC) to restrict the use of cadmium in pigment, dye, stabilizer and plating. The directive states that the maximum permissible level of cadmium found in consumer products, plastics or paints should not be greater than 100 mg/kg (ppm). The aim of this directive is to prevent the dispersal of cadmium in the environment. As cadmium is not biodegradable, it will be accumulated in the soil for centuries and then be absorbed by plant. As a result, human being will finally ingest cadmium via the food chain.
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EC Member States has spontaneously launched the restriction regulation on the level of cadmium in import commodities:
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Europe: |
91/338/EEC |
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U.K.: |
United Kingdom Environmental Protection (Control on Injurious Substances) No.2 Regulations 1993 No.1643 |
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Netherlands: |
Netherlands Law Gazette 1990 No.538, 1999 No.149 and September 26, 2000 No.186 (Cadmium Decree Law on Environmental Dangerous Substances) |
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Sweden: |
SFS 1985：839（Ordinance on Cadmium） |
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Switzerland: |
Switzerland Ordinance Annex 4.11 & 4.12 (Environmentally Hazardous Substance) |