373 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations from 74 countries urged leaders at a historic global conference to act with urgency to phase out Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), a particular group of pesticides that cause the most severe harm to human health and the environment and are considered too dangerous for use.
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 continued exposure of thousands of European citizens and the environment to substances of very high concern.
HEAL has joined the European Environment Bureau (EEB) and 25 environment and health NGOs to share our concerns with the REACH Committee. This letter is available online.