The general Director for the Department of Prevention and Communication (National Ministry of Health) and the director of the Council for Health Prevention of the Piemonte Region have signed an agreement to launch a National Observatory for the evaluation of health risks related to textile products, apparel, shoe and leather sectors.
The observatory, coordinated by the ASL of Biella in cooperation with associations of the sector, will be the first of its kind in Europe and will conduct studies and monitor the market trends in manufacturing products that fully respect human health in an effort to transform the inputs coming from SMEs into policies.