I rubbed my hands in anticipation when I sat down to read the Circular Economy Action Plan, hoping for clear and decisive measures. After reading it, I felt… unsatisfied. After that first sentence, it loses its edge. Even though the sense of urgency is there, it lacks the powerful measures that are necessary to fundamentally change the system and achieve a circular economy.
We asked a couple of retailers about toxic chemicals in their products, the answers we got were completely bonkers
Taking on the role of a regular consumer and asking retailers about chemical content in products proved to be surprisingly hard.
How a supply chain blacklist could help millions of workers exposed to toxic chemicals
The fact that the new manufacturing hubs of the world are now located in low-income countries where worker protection and environmental safety laws are nowhere to be found, means that workers are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to their exposure to hazardous chemicals. Could supply chain blacklists help solve this problem?
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.
This is why EU Parliamentarians should say no to lead in recycled PVC this week
This week, EU parliamentarians are voting on a proposal from the Commission to allow lead in recycled PVC, a very commonly used industrial plastic.
Is melamine the next BPA?
During the last ten years or so, Bisphenol A, or BPA for short, has arguably become the “poster child” for hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday products. Lately, we have been asked by both companies and regulators if there is a “next BPA” to keep track of.
We believe there is one such chemical: melamine.
H&M, Coop Denmark join NGO ChemSec in call to end the use of PFAS chemicals
Companies ask regulators to take PFAS pollution seriously
Revealed: Economic interests – not health concerns – dictate EU chemicals legislation
Today, ChemSec and the FRAM Centre at the University of Gothenburg can show that if member states stand to lose money by the regulation of certain chemicals, these substances are less likely to be passed through the legal bodies of the EU.
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...