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📣 Economy Ministers from Germany and Poland have called for free allowances for the chemical industry to continue under the European Emissions Trading System.

🗓️ Under the current system, free allowances will be phased out by 2034.

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‼️New @greenpeace.org report highlights health risks from #HarmfulChemicals and microplastics in plastic-packaged ready meals.

The report recommends policymakers take action to eliminate the use of known hazardous chemicals in food packaging, such as EDCs.

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Discussing endocrine disruptors and the need for EU action with Marie Louise Holmer In advance of International Women’s Day on 8th March, CHEM Trust sat down with Marie Louise Holmer, Special Consultant at the Research Group for Molecular and Reproductive Toxicology, DTU National…

🆕 For International Women’s Day this year, we’re highlighting the work of a scientist working in toxicology, Marie Louise Holmer.

We discuss what inspired her career, and what needs to be done to better protect people and wildlife from endocrine disruptors 🧪

#IWD2026

🧠A new report from @eea.europa.eu links #ChemicalPollution to #MentalHealth issues such as anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.

The report analysed 8 groups of chemicals, including #PFAS, #bisphenols, and some #HeavyMetals.

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⚠️ @greenpeace.org’s report on plastic-packaged ready meals highlights that chemicals and microplastics can migrate into food when heated.

🔥 Both oven and microwave heating causes chemical leaching, with higher levels released in the microwave.

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We also discuss what the EU needs to do to protect people and wildlife from endocrine disrupting chemicals.

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#IWD2026 #endocrinedisruptors #toxicology

🆕 In advance of International Women’s Day on 8th March, CHEM Trust sat down with Marie Louise Holmer to highlight her work in toxicology and endocrine disruptors (EDs).

We discuss how she got started in her career, and the progress she’s seen on the regulation of EDs.

📣 “Ban PFAS now!”

🪧A group of citizens from #PFAS hotspots across Europe gathered in protest outside the European Commission this week.

🧳 Groups travelled from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.

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Defra must urgently act on the commitment to reform UK REACH, as set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan. People and wildlife cannot wait half a decade per UK REACH restriction.

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#HarmfulChemicals #HumanHealth

‼️ However, it has taken five years for one restriction to be completed, while the EU has delivered 13. This highlights an unacceptably slow system.

📝 The UK Government has signed into law the restriction on lead in ammunition.

👏 We welcome the first UK REACH restriction finally reaching the statute book.

🚨A report from @greenpeace.org highlights the presence of #HarmfulChemicals in ready meal plastic packaging.

⚠️Even ‘microwave-’ or ‘oven-safe’ packaging was found to leach chemicals into food when heated.

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💬 CHEM Trust has interviewed Marie Louise Holmer, a specialist in molecular and reproductive toxicology at DTU National Food Institute in Denmark, to discuss EDCs. Stay tuned to read the interview this week!

Read more about women’s health and harmful chemicals in our briefing 👉 buff.ly/YBTw51h

EDCs interfere with the body’s hormone system. Some can disrupt the function of hormones like oestrogen, by mimicking it in the body.

⚠️ EDCs have been linked to reproductive diseases, such as #PCOS, fibrosis, #endometriosis and adenomyosis, which can all be linked to infertility.

🌍 International Women’s Day 2026 is this Sunday on 8th March!

⚠️ Women across the globe are exposed to #HarmfulChemicals, such as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) every day that can have negative impacts on their health and fertility.

❓No clear majority is in sight for the Chemicals #Omnibus in the European Parliament. Options for a majority range from right-leaning to a centre-left alliance.

⚠️ Disagreements are mainly centred on the potential reduction in #HumanHealth protection.

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🆕 The latest edition of Food for Thought is out, and it’s the first with our new look!

This edition features:
♻️ @zerowasteeurope.eu's briefing on A healthy Circular Economy Act
🍽️ A report on harmful chemicals in the food system

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💬 We’ve interviewed Marie Louise Holmer, a specialist in molecular and reproductive toxicology at DTU National Food Institute in Denmark, to discuss EDCs. Stay tuned to read the interview later this week!

Read more about women’s health and harmful chemicals in our briefing 👉 buff.ly/YBTw51h

This highlights the enormous costs to women’s healthcare services associated with #PFASpollution 👉 buff.ly/jKAMsjM

💶 An EU Commission report on PFAS costs found that in 2024, health costs attributed to 4 types of PFAS in the EEA were estimated to be €0.5 billion for maternal hypertensive disorders, €2.5 billion for endometriosis and €10.5 billion for female infertility/time to pregnancy (TTP).

📣 International Women’s Day is next Sunday, so we’re highlighting the link between #HarmfulChemicals, such as PFAS, and women’s health.

Women around the world are disproportionately impacted by #HarmfulChemicals, due to biological, social and occupational factors.

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👩🏻‍⚕️Medical professionals across the EU are calling for PFAS to be phased out in healthcare, raising concerns about the risks of PFAS to their patients’ health. Read their letter to the European Commission calling for action on PFAS 👉 buff.ly/iQAZJ77

💡A comprehensive #PFAS restriction covering both consumer and industrial uses would accelerate the transition and drive further innovation. The restriction currently under consideration in the EU includes pragmatic transition timelines for applications where alternatives are still emerging.

🏥 PFAS-free alternatives are already being used in parts of the medical sector including in anaesthesiology, asthma inhalers, and certain medical device coatings.

🤷🏾‍♂️ If safer alternatives are available, why are #foreverchemicals still in use?

⚠️Children and adolescents in Germany have been exposed to reprotoxic phthalate DnHexP, according to data from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social.

MnHexP, a breakdown product of DnHexP, was found in urine samples, indicating exposure to the hazardous phthalate.

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‼️19 EU local authorities have published a position paper calling for action on PFAS pollution, saying it has become a ‘systemic European challenge’.

⚠️The group includes Lyon, Milan and Berlin, who are all grappling with major PFAS pollution issues.

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🇩🇪 Recently published data from @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social reveals presence of the phthalate MnHexP in children and adolescents across Germany.

🧴☀️The most likely source of exposure is thought to be from a specific UV filter used in some sunscreens.

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🇪🇺 The European Parliament committee on Industry, Research and Energy, met to discuss a study it commissioned on #PFAS in industry, which has received criticism from expert bodies and MEPs.

Read more about the study and MEP’s reactions in our latest #ToxicFree4EU briefing 👉 buff.ly/SRmpUC6