Lactate esters

The present report on lactate esters was prepared in co-operation with the Swedish Criteria Group, which advises the Swedish government. The joint report on the health implication of exposure to lactate esters, published in Sweden in 1999, is included in Part 2 of this document. Part 1 mainly consists of the health hazard assessment by DECOS. The committee’s conclusions are based on scientific publications obtained from data retrieval systems prior to December 1998. Scientific publications between 1998 and 2000 were no reason for the committee to adjust her recommendations.

Committee

Members of the DECOS

• GJ Mulder, professor of toxicology; Leiden University, Leiden, chairman
• RB Beems, toxicologic pathologist; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven
• PJ Borm, toxicologist; Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Germany)
• JJAM Brokamp, Social and Economic Council, The Hague, advisor
• VJ Feron, professor of toxicology; TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist
• DJJ Heederik, epidemiologist; IRAS, University of Utrecht, Utrecht
• LCMP Hontelez, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, The Hague, advisor
• G de Jong, occupational physician; Shell International Petroleum Maatschappij, The Hague
• TM Pal, occupational physician; Nederlands Centrum voor Beroepsziekten, Amsterdam
• IM Rietjens, professor of toxicology; Wageningen University, Wageningen
• H Roelfzema, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Hague, advisor
• T Smid, occupational hygienist; KLM Health Safety & Environment, Schiphol and professor of working conditions, Free University, Amsterdam
• GMH Swaen, epidemiologist; Maastricht University, Maastricht
• HG Verschuuren, toxicologist; DOW Europe, Horgen (Switzerland)
• F de Wit, occupational physician; Labour Inspectorate, Arnhem
• ASAM van der Burght, Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague, scientific secretary
• JM Rijnkels, Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague, scientific secretary

Members of the SCG (as of June 1997)

• Johan Högberg, Toxicologist; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna, chairman
• Gunnar Johanson, Toxicologist; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna, v. chairman
• Olav Axelson, Occupational physician, epidemiologist; University Hospital, Linköping
• Sven Bergström, Union representative; Swedish Trade Union Confederation
• Christer Edling, Occupational physician, epidemiologist; University Hospital, Uppsala
• Lars Erik Folkesson, Union representative; Swedish Metal Workers' Union
• Francesco Gamberale, Behavioural neurotoxicologist; Swedish National Institute for Working Life, Solna
• Stig Holmquist, Union representative; Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
• Bengt Järvholm, Occupational physician, epidemiologist; University Hospital, Umeå
• Ulf Lavenius, Union representative; Swedish Factory Worker's Union
• Bengt Olof Persson, Physician, organic chemist; Sw Natl Board of Occup Safety and Health, Solna, observer
• Bengt Sjögren, Occupational physician; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna
• Jan Wahlberg, Dermatologist; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna
• Kerstin Wahlberg, Chemical engineer; Swedish Natl Board of Occupational Safety and Health, Solna, observer
• Arne Wennberg, Neurotoxicologist; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna
• Olof Vesterberg, Physician, biochemist; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna
• Per Lundberg, Toxicologist; Swedish Natl Inst for Working Life, Solna, scientific secretary