The Norway Government Restricts The Use Of PFOA On Consumer Products.

< p > < a > href= > http://www.91se91.com/news/index_p.asp > > Norway > /a > the environmental protection agency of the government pointed out that since June 1, 2014, products containing PFOA or salt or ester containing PFOA separately are prohibited from manufacturing, import and export and sale in Norway.

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< p > PFOA is often used in waterproof and breathable outdoor use < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_f.asp" > jacket coat < /a >, may damage the reproductive system of mammalian, and may cause cancer.

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< p > PFOA will be restricted to less than 1 mg per square metre on cloth.

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The environmental protection agency of P > Norway says that although each product contains only a trace of < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_f.asp" > PFOA < /a >, the total amount in the whole mankind, environment and food chain is amazing.

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< p > this chemical has been found in polar bears and polar birds. These two species are far away from the areas where PFOA is produced and used.

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< p > the Norway government is pushing this limitation to the European Union and the European economic region. Due to the recommendations of Norway and Germany, the European Chemicals Control Agency (ECHA) has decided to list PFOA as PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) substances in the European Union's special note list.

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< p > note: PFOA is perfluorooctanoic acid, which is often used to produce high efficiency fluoropolymer such as iron flon, and PFOA.

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