ECHA Requests Public Comment Regarding Use of Lead

The European Chemicals Agency has requested public comment on the consequences of a restriction on the use of lead in a variety of products, including musical instruments.  Lead is currently used in mouthpieces made of brass and silver.  Specifically, the ECHA would benefit from comments from manufacturers indicating the impact on cost increases, sales, etc., if lead were restricted or banned.

Comments may be submitted until September 7, 2019 at https://echa.europa.eu/calls-for-comments-and-evidence/-/substance-rev/2....

The Confederation of European Music Industries would appreciate copies of any comments submitted.  Send to info@cafim.org.

The issue of lead used in musical instrument mouthpieces has sparked several lawsuits in California under that jurisdiction's Prop 65 requirement to properly label products containing cancer-causing chemicals and other substances.