17 Jun 2024 --- International organizations are urging the European Commission (EC) to ban polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in packaging. While current restrictions on the harmful chemical are limited to food packaging, environmental law organization Client Earth stresses the importance of including medical packaging applications in the ban. A report by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), published in November, confirmed many of the dangers posed by PVC, including endocrine disruption, reproductive impairment, cancer, neurotoxicity, immune system suppression and respiratory irritation.
