Chemicals strategy to lay out UK government aspirations after Brexit

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The UK government is planning to publish a chemicals strategy to tackle chemicals of concern, as the country leaves the EU. It wants to develop an early warning system to identify emerging problems, track chemicals in the supply chain to boost recycling and re-use, and work internationally to standardise methods to assess the safety of chemicals. The timetable for a strategy will depend on the progress of EU negotiations.