DYES and dyestuffs used in the printing
and dyeing of textiles and leather goods
could soon become free from harmful
chemicals if a legislation banning their
use comes into effect in India.
Moves are afoot to ban AZO and benzidine which are used in the production
of textiles and leather goods. Using
these chemicals is considered a criminal
offence in most European Economic
Community (EEC) countries, especially
in Germany. It, in fact, has even
enforced laws wherein dealing in such
goods invites sever punitive legal action.
Indian exporters operating in
Germany have sought the installation of
machines able to detect the presence or
absence of these harmful chemicals.
According to German health
experts, AZo and benzidine could cause
cancer. They had recently passed an
ordinance, banning the sale and commercial use of goods containing these
chemicals, which would have been effective from January I this year. However,
representations from Indian exporters
has delayed this ban, and it will now
come into effect only from July 1.
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