Skip navigation.

The chemical house

Unborn babies are exposed in the womb to synthetic chemicals. Enlarge Image

Chemical consumers?

Maybe you live in a nice house, with a sparkling bathroom, comfy carpet, air that smells of alpine meadows and lovely polished surfaces? Well next time you buy polish, shampoo, detergent, toys for your kids or a new television you could also be bringing some nasty chemicals into your home. Do you want to remain an unwitting chemical consumer?

On behalf of coalition, two children present European Commissioner Wallstrom with Declaration for a Toxics Free Future Enlarge Image

Coalition presents declaration to Wallstrom

Over 22,000 people and a wide-ranging collection of public interest organisations presented a Declaration for a Toxics Free Future to European Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom. The Declaration calls on the European Commission to protect our health and environment from hazardous chemicals in future EU chemicals law now under review.

Public health and protection of the environment must take priority over chemical pollution. Enlarge Image

EU waters down chemicals reform

Important new laws in Europe have been announced this week to address the current flawed and inadequate rules governing chemicals harmful to health and the environment. While the new laws represent a step forward, heavy chemical industry lobbying and scare-mongering have significantly weakened the proposal already.

Disney children's wear often contains toxic chemicals. Enlarge Image

Dirty Disney revealed by hazardous chemicals in products

Disney is famous for its lovable cartoon characters seen on our screens and in wide range of products found in homes worldwide. What isn't so famous is the fact that some of those products for babies and children contain toxic chemicals hazardous to human health and the environment.

Samsung annouces phase out of hazardous chemicals. Enlarge Image

Samsung cleans up

Consumer power scored another victory recently with the announcement from electronics giant Samsung that it plans to phase out hazardous chemicals in its products. Seeing its brand-name products graded red - as containing hazardous chemicals - on the Greenpeace database, prompted the company to do the right thing on dangerous chemicals.

Unborn babies are exposed in the womb to synthetic chemicals. Enlarge Image

Toxins in your TV, poisons in your PC?

Toxic chemicals found in products like home electronics are polluting environments across the globe and traces of which are found in most newborn babies. Discover the good companies removing these poisons from their products and pressure the bad guys by doing our Toxic Tech Test!

Love is.......ensuring you're not contaminated! Take action for strong European chemical laws. Enlarge Image

The scent of chemicals

When you buy a gift for a loved one you don't expect that it might come with a dose of harmful chemicals. But if you are buying certain perfumes this Valentine's day that's exactly what you'll get.

Love is.......ensuring you're not contaminated! Take action for strong European chemical laws. Enlarge Image

Toxic Valentine?

When you buy a gift for a loved one you don't expect that it might come with a dose of harmful chemicals. But if you are buying certain perfumes this Valentine's day that's exactly what you'll get.

Monica Gibbs lives next to a chemical plant in south Louisiana and needs to wear a breathing mask. She has suffered from respiratory problems since birth. Her town is part of the infamous 'cancer alley', so called because of the huge number of chemical refineries in the area and illnesses related to the pollution from the plants. Enlarge Image

Dodgy deals and irresponsible care

A recently leaked document has revealed the secret plans of the American Chemistry Council to trash anti-pollution laws in California. The internal memo, a proposal from PR firm Nichols-Dezenhall, outlines tactics such as the creation of phoney front groups and spying on activists to undermine pioneering laws that protect the environment. Unfortunately the Chemistry Council is just one of many industry front groups dedicated to making sure nothing interferes with corporate profits.

Go to your national site

World websites

GREENPEACE EMAIL

Sign up for international email updates
SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend

Related news stories

Related campaigns

Latest Update

Take action Check the bottom of the page for what you can do about these chemicals. If you are not from the UK or want to do just one thing please visit our chemicalreaction.org website to lobby individual members of the EU while they discuss the control of toxic chemicals in the EU. Also in Deutsch | Español | Français | Italiano | Nederlands .