Will business secrecy keep defeating the public’s right to know on food safety?
As discussions about a European Commission proposal on the transparency of EU food safety data…
Scientists and regulators stress need for better management of chemical group used for its repellent properties
A group of more than thirty academic and government scientists, together with regulators from agencies…
Ten of the largest environment organisations publish manifesto ahead of 2019 European elections
The Green 10, a coalition of ten of the largest environmental organisations representing tens of…
WHO on circular economy and health: opportunities and risks
Circular economy can be an opportunity for health enhancement, only if it is designed to…
HEAL’s vision for Europe leading the way towards a non-toxic environment
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) today released its vision for Europe leading the transition…
Food Contact Materials and Chemical Contamination
This HEAL briefing looks at health concerns related to chemicals in food contact materials in…
EU should ban brain-harming chlorpyrifos to protect health
Today, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) together with Générations Futures, Pesticide Action Network Europe…
Letter to European Commission on the non-toxic environment strategy
Under the seventh Environmental Action Plan (7th EAP), the European Commission is committed to the…
NGOs express deep concern at significant industry attempts to derail proposed classification of titanium dioxide
Brussels – Ahead of an important REACH committee meeting, during which the proposed classification of titanium…
ECHA favouring microplastics industry opinion over scientific evidence of environmental damage
Brussels - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been favouring industry during its initial gathering…
HEAL receives response from upcoming Austrian presidency to call for ambition for health and the environment
On 17 April 2018, HEAL sent a letter to the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz ahead…
Will business secrecy keep defeating the public’s right to know on food safety?
As discussions about a European Commission proposal on the transparency of EU food safety data…
Health, environment and civil society groups join Brussels region in legal challenge over glyphosate renewal
Brussels – The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, Nature et…
Endocrine disruptors – Put exposure reduction at the centre of EU action now, urge health groups
As the European Commission’s consultation on a roadmap for a framework on endocrine disrupting chemicals…
HEAL’s vision for Europe leading the way towards a non-toxic environment
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) today released its vision for Europe leading the transition…
EDC-Free Europe coalition urges European Commission to protect people and environment from hormone disruptors
The EDC-Free Europe coalition, representing more than 70 health and environment organisations across Europe, is…
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”
Swept under the rug: new report reveals toxics in European carpets threatening health, environment and circular economy
Brussels - Toxic substances linked to a range of adverse health impacts can be present…
Non-Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants
Chemicals in our food and consumer products – A missing link in the epidemics of obesity and diabetes?
