What does it take to get REACH to where it needs to be? What was ChemSec’s reply to the PFAS public consultation? What did we write to top EU leaders in a joint letter with 35 other environmental NGOs?
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Response to the proposed chromium (VI) restriction
AUGUST 2026 — ChemSec welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft SEAC opinion regarding the restriction proposal for chromium (VI) substances.
Feedback on Caracal 58
JULY 2026 — ChemSec offers feedback on the latest Caracal meeting, including notes on the REACH Restrictions Roadmap, Innovation and Substitution Hubs, and Critical Chemicals Alliance.
Joint position: Criticality within planetary boundaries
JUNE 2026 — 20 organisations, including ChemSec, author a joint position statement on criticality within planetary boundaries and a public interest approach to critical chemicals for Europe’s industrial transition.
Options for improved implementation, enforcement, and modernisation of REACH
JUNE 2026 — The European Environmental Bureau, ChemSec, and other NGOs sign a join position statement with recommendations on improving REACH regulation.
Feedback to the public consultation on CMR restriction in childcare articles
JUNE 2026 — ChemSec welcomes and supports in general the proposed restriction of CMR substances in childcare articles. We urge the REACH Committee to conclude swiftly and the Commission to adopt the restriction as soon as possible.
Hazard and risk in EU chemicals legislation
JUNE 2026 — Hazard and risk are two central concepts in EU chemicals legislation. However, to provide strong protection against the most harmful substances, it is important to give hazard centre stage. This is best done with the generic risk approach (GRA).
Advancing Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) commitments through comitology and better implementation: Priorities
MARCH 2026 — ChemSec, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), and ClientEarth share our list of priorities for improving REACH in line with CSS.
36 NGOs urge EU leaders to deliver safer chemicals
FEBRUARY 2026 — 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. The high level of protection promised under EU law has not been delivered. This needs to change.
So, together with 35 other NGOs, we sent a 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.
Debunking the ‘PFAS competitiveness’ report
FEBRUARY 2026 — When “competitiveness” is used to defend forever chemicals, it’s worth asking what’s being left out of the conversation. A new EU-commissioned report takes aim at the PFAS restriction proposal — but does their argument hold up? (Spoiler: it doesn’t)
Feedback to the Commission on EU network of substitution centres
OCTOBER 2025 — As participants at the workshop held September 18, 2025, ChemSec was given the opportunity to provide written comments on the proposed network of EU substitution centres.
PFAS restriction proposal: 5 red flags from the recent update
SEPTEMBER 2025 — The European Chemicals Agency recently published an update to the EU-wide PFAS restriction proposal, which included some pretty eye-catching changes. Unfortunately, not for the better. Here are 5 key takeaways from the 3,500+ page document.
REACH revision: Here’s how to get it right
JANUARY 2025 — It is no secret that Europe’s chemicals regulation needs a facelift. ChemSec is determined to help overworked officials with their most challenging task — to simplify REACH and protect people and the planet in the same go.
What you’re about to read regarding the REACH revision would not only streamline and simplify the regulation. It would also see the EU maintain its leadership position, securing a level playing field, competitiveness and a circular economy while increasing health and environmental protection. Oh, and it would simultaneously reduce public costs.