The fact that the EU’s cosmetic regulation is terrible is one of Europe’s worst-kept secrets. It allows for using several well-known hazardous chemicals in the products we apply to our faces. The good thing is that the Commission has promised to change it – but the current public consultation makes us wonder where the ambitions lie?
The huge problem of microplastics
Microplastics are a growing concern, and they are everywhere: in oceans and on mountain peaks, in food chains and ecosystems, in the most remote locations – even in our lungs and blood.
How many PFAS bans does it take to ban PFAS?
How many PFAS bans does it take to ban PFAS? Tweet There are so many current and upcoming regulations regarding the restriction of PFAS on EU level that they have started to overlap. But that’s a good thing, right –...
ChemSec and seven companies: We want to know which chemicals are used in the supply chain
The European Commission has made a promise to support frontrunner companies. But what do these companies want? Wonder no more; we have spoken to them, and what they really need is transparency.
Open letter to the Commission regarding transparency
With this letter, we urge the Commission to examine how to best incentivize chemical suppliers to share full information on chemical content and hazardous properties.
This is why YOU should respond to the REACH revision public consultation
This is the first major review of REACH since its implementation in 2005, and therefore a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change European chemical legislation.
Under construction: The chemical aspects of the Taxonomy Regulation – so far
What is the Taxonomy? How does it work? And how on Earth is it connected to hazardous chemicals?
The sober way to tackle the cocktail effect
At long last – and in accordance with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – the Commission has promised to do something about the cocktail effect. The proposal at hand is to introduce something called Mixture Assessment Factor, or MAF for short.
The big five that can accelerate the safe and sustainable by design criteria
The SSbD criteria can be an instrument for good. But in order for this to happen, it is important that it is easily applicable and understandable. It is also important that it is given enough teeth to actually make a difference. Keeping to these five key concepts would greatly help in this endeavor.
Too much attention to detail wonkery risk overshadowing the main goal
Why are we talking about the composition of lubricants when we’re supposed to move towards a toxic-free future?