Friday, February 27, 2009

Many Dutch products contain banned chemicals: ministry

BRUSSELS, Feb. 24 (Chinese media) -- Between 800 and 1,000 banned substances or combinations of them are used in products for sale in the Netherlands, an investigation by the Dutch Environment Ministry has showed.

The ministry said that at least 67 of these substances are so toxic that the products containing them must be removed from shops as soon as possible, Radio Netherlands reported Tuesday.

The products in question include preservatives, cleaning products and paint, the report said.

The Environment Ministry has not published the names of the unsafe products or brand names.

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