Cadmium Regulations: Strong EU Ban and U.S. Monitoring

Summary for cadmium regulations Discussion

Future/upcoming cadmium regulations are the focus of this thread, with Gus Vallejo asking for domestic and EU laws, bills, or executive orders that limit cadmium use or require reduction schedules, and whether European hex chrome reduction rules also reference cadmium or other metal platings. The answer from the unnamed respondent says that in the U.S. the relevant material to look for is the special medical monitoring and related rules for shops doing cadmium plating. For the EU, the respondent states that cadmium was banned years ago, with exceptions, and notes that cadmium is a RoHS-listed material. The reply does not identify any direct link between European hex chrome reduction regulations and cadmium, but suggests that a careful search of the site should uncover more information.