The Director of the European Commission has called for Europe’s labelling legislation to be revisited to reflect the new digital solution available to chemical companies, according to a report published by Chemical Watch.

Labelling requirements for toys, detergents and cosmetics should be simplified to reduce costs for the industry and communicate risk more effectively, Kirsi Ekroth-Manssila said at a conference in Brussels, per Chemical Watch.

Aise Director Suzanne Zanker concurred with Ekroth-Manssila, branding labels often ‘overcrowded, not easily understood and full of redundancies’. Digitalization of all but key information could provide greater clarity for consumers.