HEAL together with representatives from the medical, scientific, and civil society sectors, is calling on policymakers in Poland to develop a national action plan to reduce the health impacts of harmful chemicals and to support the revision of EU regulations. The appeal was presented on 10 June in Warsaw during the International Conference Preventing Disease by Reducing Exposure to Harmful Chemicals, held under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Polish Minister of Health, and the President of the Polish Supreme Medical Council.
HEAL, alongside Zero Waste Europe, Health Care Without Harm Europe, ZERO – Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System, Gallifrey Foundation, the Center for International Environmental Law, Surfrider Foundation Europe, the Rethink Plastic Alliance, Ecologistas en Acción, Health and Environment Justice Support, and Green Transition Denmark, sent a letter to Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, and Commissioner for Industry, SMEs, and the Single Market, Jessika Roswall, urging the European Commission to take immediate and ambitious action to restrict polyvinyl chloride (PVC) under the REACH Regulation.
The NGOs have gathered the further support of over 60 NGOs and 67 000 individuals in an European wide petition asking the EU to phase out PVC by 2030 – sign the petition here..
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