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36 NGOs urge EU leaders to deliver safer chemicals

Today, we’ve sent a joint letter to top EU leaders demanding they stay true to REACH’s primary objective: a high level of protection of human health and the environment.

Published on 19 Feb 2026

36 European environmental NGOs with one common message — the EU needs to deliver safer chemicals and put people and planet first.

Europe is facing a chemical pollution crisis, contributing to severe diseases and resulting in billions of Euros in health, environmental, and societal costs each year. Despite repeated political commitments to improve EU legislation, Europeans are not adequately protected.

The high level of protection promised under EU law has not been delivered. This needs to change.

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