Health and Environment Alliance | Letters: Toxic Chemicals

EDC-Free Europe & Green 10 urge EU Commission for plans on non-toxic environment

12th February 2019

The EDC-Free Europe campaign and the Green 10 - a coalition of ten of the largest environmental organisations and networks active on the European level - urge the EU Commission to deliver on its promise to publish its 2018 plans for a non-toxic environment.

EU committee to discuss large number of chemicals that impact the health of thousands of citizens

11th February 2019

This week a EU committee will discuss and potentially vote on a large number of chemicals classification and labelling, restriction and authorisation proposals. If granted, these authorisations will allow the…

Members of EU Parliament have chance to ask EU Commission about concrete plans to protect health from toxic chemicals

21st January 2019

This week, Members of the EU Parliament will have the opportunity to engage in a public debate with the European Commission about its plans to reduce harmful exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).

Health groups deeply concerned about proposal to remove reference to health from CAP objectives

26th November 2018

Letter to European Parliament – please help ban brain-harming pesticide

22nd November 2018

On Monday 26 November, members of the EU Parliament Environment Committee will exchange views on the extension of chlorpyrifos with the European Commission. HEAL urges them to protect our health and to ask for an immediate ban on this pesticide in the EU.

22 Civil Society Organisations Response to the EU Recast Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants

13th November 2018

22 Civil Society Organisations have sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament in regards to the EU Recast Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), urging them to uphold the EU’s international obligations on POPs under the Stockholm Convention.

Seven NGOs express concerns ahead of vote on authorisation for several carcinogenic chromate substances

24th October 2018

HEAL joins six environment NGOs to express concerns on the authorisation for several uses of carcinogenic chromate substances, ahead of a REACH Committee Meeting.

Organisers of European Citizens’ Initiative call for greater transparency of food safety decisions before upcoming EU elections

17th October 2018

The organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative to Ban Glyphosate call on the EU to conclude the decision-making process for greater transparency of food safety decisions before the upcoming European election.

Response to the EU Recast Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants

5th October 2018

HEAL has joined a group of eleven health and environment groups to express concerns about some of the proposed amendments and changes to the Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Organisers of #StopGlyphosate Citizens’ Initiative call on EU Parliament to amend proposed General Food Law revision

27th September 2018

As discussions about a European Commission proposal on the transparency of EU food safety data are underway in both the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, organisers of the #StopGlyphosate European Citizens’ Initiative warn that the proposal must be amended in order to live up to its promising objectives.

Open letter to member state Competent Authorities of the REACH Committee on the classification of Titanium Dioxide

9th July 2018

Letter to French Health and Environment Ministers: Our vision for a non-toxic environment

28th June 2018

Letter to European Commission on the non-toxic environment strategy

7th June 2018

Under the seventh Environmental Action Plan (7th EAP), the European Commission is committed to the development of a Union’s strategy for a non-toxic environment by the end of 2018. According…

NGOs express deep concern at significant industry attempts to derail proposed classification of titanium dioxide

6th June 2018

Brussels – Ahead of an important REACH committee meeting, during which the proposed classification of titanium dioxide (a nanomaterial) as a suspected carcinogen under the CLP regulation will be discussed, the…

ECHA favouring microplastics industry opinion over scientific evidence of environmental damage

5th June 2018

Brussels - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been favouring industry during its initial gathering of evidence on microplastics, prompting environmental organisations to remind ECHA not to overlook or underestimate…

HEAL receives response from upcoming Austrian presidency to call for ambition for health and the environment

3rd May 2018

On 17 April 2018, HEAL sent a letter to the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz ahead of Austria’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 2018 on.…

Seven NGOs ask for stricter standards on chemicals in textiles ahead of REACH committee meeting

24th April 2018

Ahead of this week’s REACH committee meeting, seven environment and health NGOs call for stricter proposals on textiles, phthalates and nanomaterials. The letter was sent to all members of the REACH…

HEAL encourages an ambitious Austrian presidency for health and the environment

17th April 2018

In a few months Austria will be taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. In an open letter sent to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, HEAL encourages Austria…

HEAL urges French President to act in favour of European transition towards a non-toxic environment

16th April 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron will be addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday 17 April 2018 about the future of Europe. Ahead of this important debate, the Health and Environment Alliance…

Open letter to MEPs of PEST committee – Glyphosate: an emblematic failure of the EU pesticides regime

11th April 2018

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