Too early to celebrate REACH, say NGOs
One week before the European Union’s new chemicals legislation - REACH - entered into force (1 June 2007), European environmental, women’s, health and consumer groups had warned in an open letter to the European Commission that REACH cannot be celebrated until it is strengthened to provide proper health and environmental protection.
Read the NGO media advisory and open letter to Commissioners Dimas and Verheugen.
A new publication by Chemical Reaction supported by many NGOs including HEAL has been issued on this occasion. Read My voice - How You Can Demand Better Protection of Human Health and the Environment from Hazardous Chemicals.
Written on 31st May 2007.
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Resources on this issue:
- >>> Chemicals Health Monitor website What will new EU Chemicals Legislation Deliver for Public Health? Neurotox briefing: Chemicals compromising our children Navigating REACH: An activist guide) My voice - How You Can Demand Better Protection of Human Health and the Environment from Hazardous Chemicals Publication: Sick of Chemicals (2005)
Members active on this issue:
- Women in Europe for a Common Future Pesticides Action Network Europe Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE), Armenia Association for Research on Treatment against Cancer (ARTAC), France Initiativ Liewensufank, IBFAN Luxembourg Breast Cancer UK
Contact person at HEAL:
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