About Cadmium
Cadmium news
Positions, guidance and research from the global cadmium industry, keeping members and regulators informed on exposure, recycling and the regulation shaping cadmium’s safe use in modern society.
CADMIUM NEWS
CADMIUM NEWS
June 18, 2026
Cadmium in food: understanding the issue
This document describes sources of cadmium in the environment, how it enters in the foodchain, what are the health hazards...
October 23, 2024
The 2024 update of the ICdA Guidance “Management of the Risks Related to Chronic Occupational Exposure to Cadmium and its Compounds” is now available.
First published in 1996 after expert collaboration between Eurometaux and ICdA, it has since been revised and improved in the...
April 27, 2023
ICdA & IZA/REACH Cadmium Consortium publish on the effectiveness of the implementation of a combination of air- and biomonitoring at the workplace.
"Cadmium monitoring at the workplace: effectiveness of a combination of air-and biomonitoring” Lombaert N, Gilles M and Verougstraete V (2023)...
September 26, 2022
ICdA position on setting an occupational exposure limit value in air (OEL) together with a biologic limit value (BLV) for cadmium in urine.
June 1, 2022
ICdA position on the inclusion of cadmium biomonitoring at the workplace, and on the RAC recommendation for an OEL and BLV.
In its RAC recommendations for OEL and BLV values, RAC did not respond to the Commission request. Indeed, in its...
February 5, 2022
Cd and Cd compounds not on the draft 11th recommendation list for authorisation
We had informed you that the Draft 11th recommendation list of Substances Subject to Authorisation (Annex XIV) would be discussed...
ABOUT CADMIUM
the future
Rather than restricting cadmium products, it is argued that the European Union should co-operate with and encourage the industry’s voluntary product stewardship initiatives to collect and recycle cadmium containing products which would contribute to the sustainable and safe use of cadmium in tomorrow’s society.
