With miniscule letters it read on the box: “Not intended for the immediate eye area”. My friend and I looked at each other and wondered if we had understood it correctly. Where else if not the immediate eye area is eyeshadow meant to be used? What’s next, a lipstick that isn’t intended for the immediate mouth area? This is of course a symptom of a much bigger problem than just one company trying to safeguard itself against angry and dissatisfied customers with rashes around their eyes.
Legacy chemicals can hinder women from getting pregnant
Legacy chemicals can hinder women from getting pregnant A recent study shows that the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in women’s blood can lead to increased infertility. Especially affected are women over 29 years old. As more and more...
KappAhl, Houdini Sportswear, ELVINE & Stierna join ChemSec’s PFAS movement
Four new companies are joining ChemSec’s corporate PFAS movement.
Stadium and IDUN Minerals join ChemSec’s corporate PFAS movement
Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports chain, and cosmetic brand IDUN Minerals are now joining H&M, Kingfisher and more in ChemSec’s corporate PFAS movement.
My quest for a PFAS-free frying pan
ChemSec’s Alice Hyllstam set out to buy a new frying pan and wanted to choose a safer product. Easier said than done. What was supposed to be a simple purchase went on to become a quest to find out if the frying pan contained PFAS.
Kingfisher and EurEau next in line to say no to PFAS chemicals
Multinational home improvement company Kingfisher, and the European Water Association EurEau are the latest additions to ChemSec’s call to end the use of harmful PFAS chemicals in products and supply chains.
H&M, Coop Denmark join NGO ChemSec in call to end the use of PFAS chemicals
Companies ask regulators to take PFAS pollution seriously
The Netherlands has had enough – wants to restrict all PFAS chemicals
The Netherlands has had enough – wants to restrict all PFAS The Dutch Government says it wants to prepare a comprehensive proposal to restrict all uses of PFAS and all products containing them. The proposal is backed by countries such...
Can Dupont’s green chemistry pledge help wash away the PFAS disaster they created?
A couple of weeks ago, chemical producing giant Dupont announced via a press release its new sustainability goals, including an ambition to design all of its products in line with the green chemistry principles. In this situation, where the current business model has reached the end of the road, there aren’t many options left for Dupont but to announce a major turnaround.
Plummeting stock prices show PFAS are bad business
Perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are not only a huge threat to human health and the environment. They are also a really bad investment for the producers and their investors. Lawsuits and liability cases are making PFAS producing companies such as DuPont, 3M and Chemours lose a ton of money. They are also taking a huge toll on their respective stocks.