In our initial comments on the new Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, our Executive Director Michael Warhurst said today: "CHEM Trust welcomes … Continue reading about CHEM Trust welcomes the European Commission’s new Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
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Chemicals need to be regulated upstream to address chemical pollution in rivers
The news came as a shock: 100% of England’s rivers failed the pollution test. On 17th September, the Environment Agency published the results of their … Continue reading about Chemicals need to be regulated upstream to address chemical pollution in rivers
Why a PFAS group restriction is crucial: lessons from human biomonitoring data
Today, the high level Conference “Human Biomonitoring for science and chemical policy” is being held in Berlin, under the German EU presidency. It has … Continue reading about Why a PFAS group restriction is crucial: lessons from human biomonitoring data
Michael Gove claimed it would be ‘better’, but in reality the UK’s BREACH is in crisis
At the start of September, the UK Government announced changes to the framework for its post-Brexit chemicals regulatory system, British REACH, or … Continue reading about Michael Gove claimed it would be ‘better’, but in reality the UK’s BREACH is in crisis
PFAS in German children: Human biomonitoring data highlight urgent need for group restriction
An official German human biomonitoring survey of children and adolescents has found harmful per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the … Continue reading about PFAS in German children: Human biomonitoring data highlight urgent need for group restriction