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More than 25,000 jobs in the chemical industry are under threat from European Union plans to tighten environmental regulations, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Under the plans all chemicals must be safety tested and information on any risks passed on to the European Commission.
The CBI says this means 30,000 chemicals will have to be tested.
CBI deputy director general John Cridland said the regulations would lead to large-scale job losses because chemical production would be moved to the Far East, where the stringent regulations do not exist.
