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.