The EU has stepped down on its proposed ban of cadmium paint pigments, after studies showed that the type of cadmium used in the paints were not as harmful as previously reported.  “While we discussed the technical case for cadmium pigments, many artists were passionately able to stress the economic and artistic importance of cadmiums as they uniquely bring warmth, light, strength and color to paintings to stand the test of time,†says Rachel Volpé of Spectrum Paints.
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