A Rethink: Virtually Proposed Ban On Cadmium Inwards Artists' Paints - Too Artists' Professional Person Practices

Back inward June, I posted Will Cadmium hold out banned inward artists' paints inward Europe? about the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) proposal for legislation to ban artists paints containing cadmium pigments throughout the EU.

Today I received an e-mail from Dr Howard Oakley, who updated me on what has happened since. Dr Oakley set some considerable endeavor into protesting the proposed ban - in addition to submitted a 22 page response!

He told me that the ECHA has changed its hear inward the low-cal of the bear witness submitted equally a effect of the consultation on the proposed ban on cadmium inward artists paints.

the proposed restriction is non the most appropriate European Union broad mensurate to address the identified risks inward price of the proportionality of its socio-economic benefits to its socio-economic costs."

It's rattling interesting from a release of perspectives and, equally good equally the ECHA response, it equally good touches on:

• Health & Safety: artists' awareness of the toxicity of cadmium in addition to associated studio practice
• Labelling practices: artists' awareness of whether or non they were assuming pigment contained cadmium if it used the give-and-take Cadmium on the label - when it did not
• Art Education: the role of fine art schools inward promoting best practise inward utilization of pigment containing toxic pigments
• Representation of Artists: the role of fine art societies inward representing artists who utilization specific types of paint

Plus I inquire y'all your views on a few questions........

Proposed Cadmium Ban: The reply from the  European Chemicals Agency

This is the summary of the novel position

RAC adopted its opinion, in addition to SEAC agreed on a draft opinion, on cadmium in addition to its compounds in artists’ paints, non supporting the proposal from Sweden to trammel the placing on the market in addition to utilization of cadmium in addition to its compounds inward artists' paints covered past times TARIC codes 3213 and 3212. The argue for the proposed activity past times Sweden was a delineate for for human health via the environs . During utilization in addition to cleaning procedures cadmium based artists’ paints are released to the waste materials water. When the resulting sewage sludge is applied equally fertiliser inward the agriculture, the cadmium compounds used inward artists’ paints volition eventually cease upwards inward foodstuffs.
RAC flora the risks to hold out negligible. The 60-day populace consultation on the SEAC draft thought volition hold out launched inward Dec 2014. SEAC plans to adopt its in conclusion thought past times March 2015.  Will Cadmium hold out banned inward artists' paints inward Europe?

Artists & Illustrators Magazine(July 2014 edition) - The induce for cadmium!

The Art Newspaper (25 September - spider web only) - Artists come across ruby over cadmium ban

The Independent (25 September 2014) - Cadmium: The rare pigment pigment faces a Europe-wide ban in addition to artists are seeing red

Artnet News (25 September 2014) - Ban on Cadmium Pigments Could Change Art Forever

International Cadmium Association - Cadmium in addition to the Future