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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…

Health groups warn proposed change to pesticide law would undermine effective identification and ban of endocrine disruptors

20th July 2018

A discussion on a controversial proposal to amend the European pesticide legislation started between representatives of European governments on 19-20 July. Health groups warn that such a change would undermine…

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…

Open letter to member state Competent Authorities of the REACH Committee on the classification of Titanium Dioxide

9th July 2018

Letter to French Health and Environment Ministers: Our vision for a non-toxic environment

28th June 2018

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…

Letter to European Commission on the non-toxic environment strategy

7th June 2018

Under the seventh Environmental Action Plan (7th EAP), the European Commission is committed to the development of a Union’s strategy for a non-toxic environment by the end of 2018. According…

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…

NGOs express deep concern at significant industry attempts to derail proposed classification of titanium dioxide

6th June 2018

Brussels – Ahead of an important REACH committee meeting, during which the proposed classification of titanium dioxide (a nanomaterial) as a suspected carcinogen under the CLP regulation will be discussed, the…

ECHA favouring microplastics industry opinion over scientific evidence of environmental damage

5th June 2018

Brussels - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been favouring industry during its initial gathering of evidence on microplastics, prompting environmental organisations to remind ECHA not to overlook or underestimate…

Strong calls on Commission to release new European strategy for endocrine disruptors

1st June 2018

Brussels – At an event organised jointly by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and Member of European Parliament Pavel Poc in the European Parliament on 24th May, several MEPs, national governments’…

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 comments on ECHA’s draft strategic plan 2019-2023

9th May 2018

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its draft Strategic Plan 2019-2023 in March 2018. It is meant to guide the general and operational activities of the organisation. The Health and…

Seven NGOs ask for stricter standards on chemicals in textiles ahead of REACH committee meeting

24th April 2018

Ahead of this week’s REACH committee meeting, seven environment and health NGOs call for stricter proposals on textiles, phthalates and nanomaterials. The letter was sent to all members of the REACH…

HBM4EU – A public health tool to inform the transition towards a toxic-free future

16th April 2018

The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is an official stakeholder to HBM4EU, the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative. HBM4EU is a joint effort of 28 countries, the European Environment Agency and…

HEAL urges French President to act in favour of European transition towards a non-toxic environment

16th April 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron will be addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday 17 April 2018 about the future of Europe. Ahead of this important debate, the Health and Environment Alliance…

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.

Open letter to MEPs of PEST committee – Glyphosate: an emblematic failure of the EU pesticides regime

11th April 2018

Public hearing in the European Parliament on EDCs, public health and the environment

3rd April 2018

On 22 March 2018, the European Parliament’s Petitions committee and the Environment, public health and food safety committee held a joint public hearing on the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals…

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.

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

Health groups warn proposed change to pesticide law would undermine effective identification and ban of endocrine disruptors

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

Open letter to member state Competent Authorities of the REACH Committee on the classification of Titanium Dioxide

Letter to French Health and Environment Ministers: Our vision for a non-toxic environment

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

Letter to European Commission on the non-toxic environment strategy

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

NGOs express deep concern at significant industry attempts to derail proposed classification of titanium dioxide

ECHA favouring microplastics industry opinion over scientific evidence of environmental damage

Strong calls on Commission to release new European strategy for endocrine disruptors

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

HEAL’s comments on ECHA’s draft strategic plan 2019-2023

Seven NGOs ask for stricter standards on chemicals in textiles ahead of REACH committee meeting

HBM4EU – A public health tool to inform the transition towards a toxic-free future

HEAL urges French President to act in favour of European transition towards a non-toxic environment

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”

Open letter to MEPs of PEST committee – Glyphosate: an emblematic failure of the EU pesticides regime

Public hearing in the European Parliament on EDCs, public health and the environment

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

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