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CHEM Trust's overarching aim is to prevent synthetic chemicals from causing long term damage to wildlife or humans, by ensuring that chemicals which cause such harm are substituted with safer alternatives.

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

    Waiting longer for a reformed REACH is damaging health, environment and business
  • Chemical Cocktails – The neglected threat of toxic mixtures and how to fix it

    Chemical Cocktails – The neglected threat of toxic mixtures and how to fix it
  • PFAS in food packaging: New European wide investigation

    PFAS in food packaging: New European wide investigation

Latest blog posts

CHEM Trust calls on President von der Leyen to support rapid publication of the REACH revision

September 20, 2023 By Anna Watson

Yesterday CHEM Trust sent a letter to the President of the EU Commission calling on her to support the rapid publication of the revision of the EU's … Continue reading about CHEM Trust calls on President von der Leyen to support rapid publication of the REACH revision

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

September 20, 2023 By Chloe Topping

CHEM Trust is co-hosting a fringe event with the Marine Conservation Society at this year’s Conservative Party Conference ‘Beyond sewage: The … Continue reading 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

July 10, 2023 By Stefan Scheuer

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

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

April 18, 2023 By Chloe Topping

At the end of March, rules to introduce new hazard classes for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances in the EU were published. … Continue reading 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?

April 4, 2023 By Julie Schneider

On 4th April 2023, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published the long awaited PFAS Risk Management Option Analysis (RMOA) written in partnership … Continue reading about The UK’s plans for tackling PFAS pollution – are they good enough?

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