Chemicals Strategy

1 October 2020

Toxic shock: health officials block progress on chemical safety

1 October 2020, Brussels – Health officials in Brussels are blocking progress on the biggest upgrade of EU chemical safety laws in a decade, according to […]

14 October 2020

Chemical detox plan for Europe announced

Major reforms could rapidly reduce chemical pollution NGOs welcome action on “serious and growing” threat Ban for PFAS, the ever-lasting poison in drinking water […]

25 November 2021

Delay in proposed microplastics restriction leading to irreversible pollution

One additional year without a restriction on microplastics could see levels of pollution equivalent to 1.6 billion plastic bottles released into the environment. An EU proposal […]

25 April 2022

The great detox – largest ever ban of toxic chemicals announced by EU

Thousands of the most notorious chemicals will be rapidly banned in Europe, the European Commission announced today, as part of the Zero-pollution goal in the EU […]

17 October 2022

EU Commission to drop chemicals law reform as a gift to polluters

The European Commission is tomorrow set to capitulate bold plans against hazardous chemicals and betray its own commitment to protecting health and environment, a leak of […]

25 April 2023

EU pledge to ban most toxic chemicals is failing – NGOs

ClientEarth and European Environmental Bureau joint press release 25 April 2023 – An EU plan to ban more harmful chemicals than anywhere else in the […]

11 July 2023

Largest ever public screening finds “alarmingly high” chemical exposure

Europe’s largest ever screening programme for toxic chemicals has found significant parts of the population exposed to multiple hazardous substances above levels that could cause serious […]