Stop glyphosate
Glyphosate is the most widely used pesticide in the world, which is of concern since its negative impacts on human health and the environment are well-documented. Exposure to this infamous…
HEAL webinar series on transport and health in Poland
The road transport sector is one of the main sources of pollution in cities. It also transforms public spaces into noisy and grey car zones, hindering active mobility. Transport pollution…
A tale of disruption: looking back at one decade of Europe’s (unkept) promises to address endocrine disrupting pesticides
By using the example of the ongoing assessments of five substances that have long been suspected to disrupt our thyroid function, HEAL's Natacha Cingotti and Angeliki Lyssimachou illustrate the extremely slow pace of and the related weakness in the implementation of Europe’s promises to protect people, animals and wildlife from effects associated to exposure to endocrine disruptors.
Under the Label: The story behind chemicals in cosmetics
Cosmetics and personal care products can contain harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and other substances of concern, but their labels can be hard to read. The infographic launched by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and Tegengif/Erase All Toxins today uncovers the story behind chemicals in cosmetics.
ENBEL project session on climate and health at Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
HEAL's Senior Health and Energy Policy Officer Vlatka Matkovic will be chairing the session “Climate and Health: From Research to Policy in the Context of EU and Belmont Forum Funded…
First ENBEL newsletter out
The ENBEL project that is connecting climate change and health research has just published its first newsletter, with a focus on “Heat and the impact on human health”. It includes…
Revealed: EU Glyphosate assessment was based on flawed science
A new scientific analysis concludes that the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) claim that glyphosate is not genotoxic cannot be justified on the basis of manufacturers’ studies. Of the 53 industry-funded studies used for the EU’s current authorization of glyphosate, 34 were identified as "not reliable", 17 as "partly reliable" and only 2 studies as "reliable" from a methodological point of view.
