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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission said Monday it plans to introduce legislation requiring manufacturers to do health tests on thousands of chemicals used in products ranging from household cleaners to car parts.
The so-called REACH bill proposed by the EU's head office has pitted industry leaders against environmentalists in a battle over jobs versus health and environmental concerns.
Business leaders had urged the commission, the European Union's executive, to withdraw the draft legislation, but "we are not going to do that," EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said Monday.
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