Survey of chemical substances in consumer products, 79 – Survey and health risk assessment of products for treatment of sports injuries and pains

Survey and health risk assessment of products for treatment of sports injuries and pains

Preface

The project “Survey and health risk assessment of products for treatment of sports injuries and pains” has been carried out from April 2005 to December 2005.

The project includes a survey of the products on the Danish market categorised as products for treatment of sports injuries and pains as well as a survey of the chemical substances present according to the product labelling. Subsequently, screening analyses of hazardous substances in selected products have been carried out followed by quantitative analyses of selected substances. Finally, we have made a health risk assessment of a number of hazardous substances.

The project has been carried out by Danish Technological Institute and been headed by laboratory manager Paul Lyck Hansen, who has also been responsible for the laboratory analyses.

Cand.arch. Kathe Tønning has been responsible for the survey, and the health risk assessment has been made by B.Eng. Kirsten Pommer and Lic.techn. Bjørn Malmgren-Hansen. PhD Ole Christian Hansen and PhD Mikael Poulsen have assisted with the quality assurance of the project.

The project has been financed by the Danish EPA.

The reference group on the project consisted of:

Anette Ejersted, EPA (Chairman)

Dorit Skals, EPA

Paul Lyck Hansen, DTI

Kathe Tønning, DTI.