20 health and environmental organisations wrote to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency, Mr. Geert Dancet, to express concerns regarding conflicts of interest and transparency at the agency.

This study, conducted for Greenpeace and WWF-UK by Dutch laboratory TNO, analysed blood samples donated by a number of women and confirmed that hazardous chemicals are unwittingly passed from mother to child.

A letter from the Green 10 to Mr Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council and Mr Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

A joint statement by environment and health NGOs on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas, shale oil and coal bed methane (CBM) in Europe.

From carpets and curtains to toys and televisions, computers and printers to cosmetics and perfumes, chemical additives are a hidden fact of modern life. They are rarely labelled, and never seen, but they are nearly always there.

AN ACTIVISTS’ GUIDE TO USING AND IMPROVING THE NEW EU CHEMICALS LEGISLATION

The new EU chemicals law REACH entered into force on June 1, 2007. This leaflet shows how you can now demand better protection from hazardous chemicals.

This report shows that chemicals that may present a long-term hazard to human health are present in Disney childrenswear. Disney garments, including T-shirts, pyjamas and underwear, were bought in retail outlets in 19 countries around the world...

Greenpeace found hazardous chemicals in house dust (2001) and in rainwater (2003). The logical question that follows is: could hazardous chemicals also end up in our bodies? Researchers in Sweden, Germany and the USA say yes. In 2004, Greenpeace...

Wearing perfume exposes us to chemicals that can enter the body, aren't easily broken down and may have unwanted health effects. The goal of this investigation was to quantify the use of two groups of chemicals – phthalates and synthetic musks –...

Europe is at a crucial time in its development of chemical policy and the European Commission has proposed what can be considered the most comprehensive system of chemicals regulation in the world.