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Health groups call for greater EU leadership in tackling climate change

29th November 2018

New research published in The Lancet medical journal today shows that emissions, climate change and rising temperatures are already exposing people everywhere to an unacceptably high health risk. The independent, interdisciplinary research collaboration Lancet Countdown identified that last year globally, 157 million more vulnerable people were subjected to a heatwave than in 2000.

Green NGOs welcome environmental commitments in Brexit deal

26th November 2018

After almost two years of negotiations, an agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the EU, and on the framework for the future EU-UK relationship, has been reached. Green NGOs welcome…

Toxic Soup: Dioxins in Plastic Toys

23rd November 2018

A new study, "Toxic Soup: Dioxins in Plastic Toys", shows alarming levels of very toxic brominated dioxins in eight toys and one hair clip made of recycled plastic stemming from electronic waste.

New Communication on endocrine disruptors lacks concrete measures to reduce harmful exposures

7th November 2018

In a move that is long overdue, the EU Commission published today the EU Communication on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). However it lacks specific measures and timelines on how people and the environment can be better protected from these harmful chemicals.

Europeans join forces calling for a higher level of protection from pesticides

31st October 2018

HEAL has joined its member PAN Europe and over 100 NGOs, institutions, and scientists to demand a full reform of the current risk assessment of pesticides to ensure a higher protection from toxic chemicals in Europe.

Toxic chemicals found in carpets sold by major European manufacturers

30th October 2018

New research has found toxic chemicals in carpets produced and sold by some of the largest carpet manufacturers on the European market. These chemicals include suspected carcinogens, endocrine disruptors and…

European Study Exposing Toxic E-Waste Chemicals in Children’s Products Spurs Calls for Policy to End Recycling Exemptions for Hazardous Waste

16th October 2018

Environmental health researchers released alarming evidence today that toxic brominated flame retardants, hazardous chemicals from electronic waste that are known to disrupt thyroid function and cause neurological and attention deficits in children, are contaminating recycled plastics in consumer products across Europe.

EU Court of Auditors: EU citizens’ health is still not sufficiently protected from air pollution

26th September 2018

A new report from the European Court of Auditors published on Tuesday warns that EU citizens’ health is still not sufficiently protected from air pollution. HEAL, together with four other organisation has published a position paper on the first ten years of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive .

Will business secrecy keep defeating the public’s right to know on food safety?

25th 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 warned that to live up to its promising objectives, the proposal must be amended.

Health, environment and civil society groups join Brussels region in legal challenge over glyphosate renewal

26th July 2018

Brussels – The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, Nature et Progrès Belgique, WeMove.EU and SumofUs today officially applied before the Court of Justice of the…

Endocrine disruptors – Put exposure reduction at the centre of EU action now, urge health groups

17th July 2018

As the European Commission’s consultation on a roadmap for a framework on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) comes to a close, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) urges the European Commission…

Health groups call for phasing out of diesel cars as a public health imperative

27th June 2018

Dieselgate has put the high health impacts from polluting diesel cars into the public and policy-makers’ spotlight. On the occasion of a high-level debate in the European Parliament on the…

HEAL’s vision for Europe leading the way towards a non-toxic environment

7th June 2018

The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) today released its vision for Europe leading the transition towards a non-toxic environment and called on the European Commission to finally draw its long…

Doctors and patient groups launch Unmask My City initiative to clean up Sofia’s air

31st May 2018

A coalition of nine doctor and health organisations1 has today joined the global Unmask My City initiative, calling for greater urgency in achieving clean air in Sofia. The Bulgarian capital…

EU Commission refers 6 countries to EU court for failure to keep EU air quality standards

17th May 2018

European Commissioner Vella has referred 6 out of 9 countries to the European Court of Justice for failure to keep EU air quality standards. The 6 countries that will be…

EDC-Free Europe coalition urges European Commission to protect people and environment from hormone disruptors

15th May 2018

The EDC-Free Europe coalition, representing more than 70 health and environment organisations across Europe, is calling on the EU Commission to finally release a long overdue strategy on endocrine disrupting…

HEAL’s reaction to European Commission’s legislative initiative on transparency in the risk assessment in the food chain: “Too little, too late and not to the point”

13th April 2018

Brussels, 13 April 2018 - In response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Stop Glyphosate” initiated by a broad coalition of civil society groups including HEAL and signed by more than one million citizens, the European Commission published a legislative proposal aiming at increased transparency, accountability and sustainability of the risk assessment process in the food chain transparency and risk assessment process under the General Food Law on 11 April 2018.

Europe’s non-toxic environment strategy could lead the way towards an ambitious international chemical framework beyond 2020

13th March 2018

Brussels, 13th March 2018 – A global intergovernmental meeting starts today in Stockholm, Sweden, which is instrumental to the process of developing a Strategic Approach for International Chemical Management (SAICM) and a new framework beyond 2020.

Early life exposure to bisphenol A linked to the development of hyperactivity

7th March 2018

New study findings confirm bisphenol A effect on brain development and highlight urgency to accelerate drastic reduction of human exposure to known endocrine disruptor.

Swept under the rug: new report reveals toxics in European carpets threatening health, environment and circular economy

5th March 2018

Toxic substances linked to a range of adverse health impacts can be present in carpets sold in the European Union (EU), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) warned today following a new study by Anthesis.

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