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CHEM Trust’s fringe event at Labour party conference: Saving Britain’s coasts and rivers: addressing the threat from chemical pollution

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CHEM Trust will be co-hosting a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in partnership with SERA, (Labour’s Environment Campaign), the Marine Conservation Society and Wildlife and Countryside Link: ‘Saving Britain’s coasts and rivers: addressing the threat from chemical pollution’.  Venue: ‘Labour Environment Hub’ marquee, conference secure zone, … [Read more...] about CHEM Trust’s fringe event at Labour party conference: Saving Britain’s coasts and rivers: addressing the threat from chemical pollution

Beyond sewage: CHEM Trust’s fringe event on chemical pollution at the Conservative Party Conference

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CHEM Trust is co-hosting a fringe event with the Marine Conservation Society at this year’s Conservative Party Conference ‘Beyond sewage: The invisible threat of chemical pollution in UK waters’. Join us at our beautiful venue, a Grade II-listed building on Deansgate just outside the conference secure zone. There will be both a drink and canapé reception to celebrate the … [Read more...] about Beyond sewage: CHEM Trust’s fringe event on chemical pollution at the Conservative Party Conference

EU pledge for toxic-free products at risk, as shown by internal Commission documents

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Today marks 1,000 days since the European Commission made a pledge in its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability to ban the most harmful chemicals from all consumer products, through a revision of the EU’s chemicals safety law, REACH. The revision was promised for the end of 2022, but EU Commissioners decided to delay it after lobbying from the German chemicals industry. This … [Read more...] about EU pledge for toxic-free products at risk, as shown by internal Commission documents

How is the UK Government planning to tackle exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals?

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At the end of March, rules to introduce new hazard classes for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances in the EU were published. This is a very important milestone towards much better protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) as it also includes a new category of suspected endocrine disruptors. Until recently it has been unclear what action the … [Read more...] about How is the UK Government planning to tackle exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals?

The UK’s plans for tackling PFAS pollution – are they good enough?

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On 4th April 2023, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published the long awaited PFAS Risk Management Option Analysis (RMOA) written in partnership with the Environment Agency (EA). The RMOA makes a number of recommendations that the UK Government will follow as announced in its Plan For Water published on the same day. … [Read more...] about The UK’s plans for tackling PFAS pollution – are they good enough?

New hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and persistent and mobile chemicals: an important milestone

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Last Friday rules to introduce new hazard classes for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances in the EU were finally published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It lays out newly established criteria for identifying endocrine disrupting properties of substances for the use across sectors. This is a world first. The delegated act, which amends … [Read more...] about New hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and persistent and mobile chemicals: an important milestone

Waiting longer for a reformed REACH is damaging health, environment and business

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CHEM Trust and EEB have today published a report, "Waiting for REACH: The negative impacts of delaying reform of EU chemical laws" which examines the impacts of the European Commission's continued delay in publishing its proposal for improving Europe's key law on chemical safety, REACH. On 14th October 2020, the Commission published its "Chemicals Strategy for … [Read more...] about Waiting longer for a reformed REACH is damaging health, environment and business

Chemical safety testing as part of a stronger REACH, protecting health & environment, promoting alternative methods

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Chemicals are an indispensable part of our daily life; some are harmless, while many may have harmful effects. But how do we properly assess whether chemicals are harmful or not? We need to assess how toxic a chemical may be, but also what its behaviour is in the environment - does it accumulate in organisms, including in our bodies? Does it stick around in the environment? … [Read more...] about Chemical safety testing as part of a stronger REACH, protecting health & environment, promoting alternative methods

Restriction for BPA and bisphenols of similar concern: small steps forward, but the piecemeal approach continues

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CHEM Trust has raised the alarm about the endocrine (hormone) disrupting properties of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) for many years, highlighting that it is found in people and the environment. Unfortunately BPA is still in widespread use, as it is only banned in the EU in a few products such as baby bottles and thermal paper. But what is equally concerning is the increase in … [Read more...] about Restriction for BPA and bisphenols of similar concern: small steps forward, but the piecemeal approach continues

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