Health and Environment Alliance | Letters: Toxic Chemicals

Letter to European Commission: Civil society vision on how the EU can deliver the European Green Deal and address the multiple crises we face

14th October 2022

The Green 10 wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Vice President Frans Timmermans, Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, Commissioners Thierry Breton and Virginijus Sinkevičius to express their concern that the Commission’s Letter of Intent listing priority initiatives for 2023 failed to mention a number of the priority legislative files expected for the European Commission to publish in 2023 based on earlier plans by the European Commission.

Joint letter to President Ursula Von der Leyen: REACH and CLP reforms

28th September 2022

Letter: Over 35 organisations welcome long-awaited EU Commission proposal to restrict intentionally-added microplastics

19th September 2022

HEAL and over 35 organisations urge member states to defend the proposal and to ensure the measures adopted meet the ambitions set out in the EU Plastics Strategy and EU Green Deal commitments.

Letter to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): Restrictions of PFHxA and PFAS in firefighting foams

16th August 2022

Joint letter: Restriction of bisphenols under the REACH Regulation – setting the right precedent

26th July 2022

Nine health and environmental groups have written to the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection regarding the upcoming proposal to restrict Bisphenol A and structurally related bisphenols of similar concern under the REACH Regulation.

Joint NGO letter to the members of the REACH Committee on the restriction of microplastics, restriction of lead in PVC and identification of resorcinol as a SVHC

16th June 2022

Joint letter: NGOs address their concerns regarding the PFHxA restriction and the restriction proposal for PFAS in firefighting foams

16th May 2022

Letter: Civil society concerns and demands regarding the European Commission’s definition of “nanomaterial”

8th February 2022

Defining "nanomaterials" is no small matter. We call on the European Commission to clarify and improve its definition of the term in order to minimize adverse effects on human health and ecosystems.

Letter: Health and environment groups urge EU Commissioners to support French proposal for EU restriction on harmful substances in single-use diapers

26th January 2022

In a letter published today, thirty-four civil society groups urge the European Commission to support a proposal put forward by French authorities to restrict a group of extremely hazardous substances from single-use babies’ diapers.

Letter: NGOs address their concerns to the members of the REACH Committee regarding Resorcinol, lead in PVC and lead chromates

30th November 2021

Green 10 statement: EU funds should never harm nature, climate or the environment

18th November 2021

Civil society groups call on Belgian federal government’s involvement to guarantee action to clean up and remediate PFAS pollution around Antwerp, monitor consequences, and guarantee accountability

10th November 2021

PFAS pollution is a reality for communities near Antwerp and Zwijndrecht. HEAL and Grondrecht are asking the Belgian government to step in to guarantee action to clean up and remediate pollution, monitor consequences and guarantee accountability.

Letter: 28 Environmental and health organisations and beekeeper associations across Europe share concern about the ongoing EU reform of agriculture statistics

8th November 2021

Letter: Calling on EU Member States to oppose the European Commission’s renewal proposal for Cypermethrin

14th October 2021

Letter: PAN Europe and HEAL call on Member States to oppose the European Commission’s renewal proposal for the herbicide Flumioxazin

7th October 2021

Letter: Health and environment groups call on EU governments to identify Resorcinol as a substance of very high concern

6th September 2021

Eight health and environment groups across Europe are calling on EU ministers to identify Resorcinol, a health-harming endocrine disruptor, as a substance of very high concern.

Letter: Gouvernance et moyens de la Stratégie Nationale sur les Perturbateurs Endocriniens (SNPE)

25th June 2021

À l’occasion de la réunion du Groupe Santé Environnement (GSE) le 30 juin 2021, un collectif d’associations citoyennes, professionnelles et d’usagers, de syndicats et de collectifs, demande aux Ministres des…

Letter: Civil society groups urge REACH Committee to protect health in discussions on DEHP, resorcinol and information requirements

21st June 2021

Letter: Civil society calls on EU Commission Vice-President to uphold ambition on single-use plastics

2nd February 2021

HEAL joined organisations from across Europe, representing millions of citizens, to express our strong support for the most recent version of the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive Guidelines.

Lettre : Avancement de l’application de plusieurs actions phares prévues dans la seconde Stratégie nationale sur les Perturbateurs endocriniens (SNPE 2)

29th January 2021

Il y a plus d’un an, les autorités françaises lançaient la seconde Stratégie nationale sur les Perturbateurs endocriniens (SNPE 2). Nos organisations sont convaincues que les engagements pris dans la SNPE 2 ont le potentiel de contribuer à la prévention d’un certain nombre de pathologies, dont l’occurrence est de plus en plus liée à l’exposition aux perturbateurs endocriniens, et de préserver l’environnement des effets de ces substances.