❓No clear majority is in sight for the Chemicals #Omnibus in the European Parliament. Options for a majority range from right-leaning to a centre-left alliance.
⚠️ Disagreements are mainly centred on the potential reduction in #HumanHealth protection.
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🆕 The latest edition of Food for Thought is out, and it’s the first with our new look!
This edition features:
♻️ @zerowasteeurope.eu's briefing on A healthy Circular Economy Act
🍽️ A report on harmful chemicals in the food system
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💬 We’ve interviewed Marie Louise Holmer, a specialist in molecular and reproductive toxicology at DTU National Food Institute in Denmark, to discuss EDCs. Stay tuned to read the interview later this week!
Read more about women’s health and harmful chemicals in our briefing 👉 buff.ly/YBTw51h
This highlights the enormous costs to women’s healthcare services associated with #PFASpollution 👉 buff.ly/jKAMsjM
03.03.2026 14:00 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0💶 An EU Commission report on PFAS costs found that in 2024, health costs attributed to 4 types of PFAS in the EEA were estimated to be €0.5 billion for maternal hypertensive disorders, €2.5 billion for endometriosis and €10.5 billion for female infertility/time to pregnancy (TTP).
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📣 International Women’s Day is next Sunday, so we’re highlighting the link between #HarmfulChemicals, such as PFAS, and women’s health.
Women around the world are disproportionately impacted by #HarmfulChemicals, due to biological, social and occupational factors.
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👩🏻⚕️Medical professionals across the EU are calling for PFAS to be phased out in healthcare, raising concerns about the risks of PFAS to their patients’ health. Read their letter to the European Commission calling for action on PFAS 👉 buff.ly/iQAZJ77
03.03.2026 10:58 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0💡A comprehensive #PFAS restriction covering both consumer and industrial uses would accelerate the transition and drive further innovation. The restriction currently under consideration in the EU includes pragmatic transition timelines for applications where alternatives are still emerging.
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🏥 PFAS-free alternatives are already being used in parts of the medical sector including in anaesthesiology, asthma inhalers, and certain medical device coatings.
🤷🏾♂️ If safer alternatives are available, why are #foreverchemicals still in use?
⚠️Children and adolescents in Germany have been exposed to reprotoxic phthalate DnHexP, according to data from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social.
MnHexP, a breakdown product of DnHexP, was found in urine samples, indicating exposure to the hazardous phthalate.
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‼️19 EU local authorities have published a position paper calling for action on PFAS pollution, saying it has become a ‘systemic European challenge’.
⚠️The group includes Lyon, Milan and Berlin, who are all grappling with major PFAS pollution issues.
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🇩🇪 Recently published data from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social reveals presence of the phthalate MnHexP in children and adolescents across Germany.
🧴☀️The most likely source of exposure is thought to be from a specific UV filter used in some sunscreens.
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🇪🇺 The European Parliament committee on Industry, Research and Energy, met to discuss a study it commissioned on #PFAS in industry, which has received criticism from expert bodies and MEPs.
Read more about the study and MEP’s reactions in our latest #ToxicFree4EU briefing 👉 buff.ly/SRmpUC6
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Read more about what the SVHC list is and why it is significant for consumers in our news story 👉 buff.ly/uTumYbl
They will also remove the ‘interim principles’ which resulted in the UK not adding any substances to this list post-Brexit.
👏 This is great news! The SVHC list is important to protect people and the environment from #HarmfulChemicals and had fallen into disuse post-Brexit.
📣 The UK Government has announced a change of approach to the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) list.
‼️ The UK will now review the substances on the EU’s SVHC list, adding them ‘where appropiate’.
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🌱 The government must align with EU protections on chemicals and introduce polluter pays rules to tackle the widespread chemical pollution in UK waters.
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#foreverchemicals #CleanWaterNow #chemicalpollution
🚫One of the calls is to ban harmful chemical groups such as PFAS, which are polluting our waterways & bringing huge economic costs for society.
📉2027 is the legal deadline for the gov to meet its water quality targets under the Water Framework Directive Regulations & it will fail due to inaction.
💪 Today is the launch of the Clean Water Now campaign!
💧 CHEM Trust, along with almost 40 other organisations, has signed a report calling for the UK government to take stronger action in the next generation of water reforms.
Data from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social found the phthalate MnHexP in urine samples from children and adolescents in Germany.
MnHexP is a breakdown product of DnHexP, which is banned in the EU due to #toxicity to reproduction.
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A report from the OECD shows for the way forward for global hazard classes on endocrine disruptors.
In our latest blog, we explain why this matters and how the report can contribute to greater protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals around the world.
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🧪 Endocrine disrupting chemicals are of global concern, with widespread exposure and increasing evidence of the impacts on people's health and wildlife.
⚠️ Despite this, there are currently no globally agreed hazard classes to identify #chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties.
⚖️ 192 citizens have filed a civil lawsuit in France against two chemical companies for #PFASpollution.
🩸Widespread PFAS contamination has been found in the environment surrounding the factories, as well as the blood of residents.
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🚨In an area south of Lyon known as ‘Chemical Valley’, 192 French citizens are taking two chemical companies to court for #PFASpollution.
💶 @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social estimate clean-up costs in the area could be as much as €2 billion over 20 years.
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👩⚖️ In France, 192 citizens have taken two chemical companies to court for #PFAS pollution in an area south of Lyon, known as ‘Chemical Valley’.
💶 The claimants are seeking €36 million in damages.
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European citizens, wildlife, and the environment are not adequately protected from harmful chemicals.
We have joined with over 30 NGOs to call on EU leaders to put protection first ❗️
📄 Read the joint statement here: eeb.org/en/library/p...
European citizens & the environment are still not protected from harmful chemicals
37 NGOs call on EU leaders to put protection first
Harmful chemicals in homes, workplaces & products cause disease & cost billions
Strong action & enforcement is urgently needed
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🚨 Since Brexit, the UK has fallen behind the EU in key chemical protections, including on EDCs.
We urge the UK government to act swiftly to close this protective gap with the EU.
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