International Programme on Chemical Safety explained

The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) was formed in 1980 and is a collaboration between three United Nations bodies, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, to establish a scientific basis for safe use of chemicals and to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety.^[1]

A related joint project with the same aim, IPCS INCHEM, is a collaboration between IPCS and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).^[2]

The IPCS identifies the following as "chemicals of major public health concern":

• Air pollution
• Arsenic
• Asbestos
• Benzene
• Cadmium
• Dioxin and dioxin-like substances
• Inadequate or excess fluoride
• Lead
• Mercury
• Highly hazardous pesticides^[3]

See also

• Acceptable daily intake
• International Chemical Safety Card
• Concise International Chemical Assessment Document
• Food safety

External links

• Official WHO site
• Official site

Notes and References

1. https://www.who.int/ipcs/en/ "International Programme on Chemical Safety"
2. Web site: IPCS INCHEM. inchem.org. 8 October 2014.
3. Web site: WHO | Ten chemicals of major public health concern. https://web.archive.org/web/20110507034021/http://www.who.int/ipcs/assessment/public_health/chemicals_phc/en/ . dead . May 7, 2011 .