Health, environment and civil society groups join Brussels region in legal challenge over glyphosate renewal
26 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…
Health groups warn proposed change to pesticide law would undermine effective identification and ban of endocrine disruptors
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…
Strong calls on Commission to release new European strategy for endocrine disruptors
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’…
HBM4EU – A public health tool to inform the transition towards a toxic-free future
New resources were added to this article on 10 October 2019. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is an official stakeholder to HBM4EU, the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative. HBM4EU is…
Book review: “Toxic Cocktail: How chemical pollution is poisoning our brains” by Professor Barbara Demeneix
In her latest book, Professor Barbara Demeneix explains how exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is resulting in reduced IQ levels in children and higher rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).…
Pesticide Action Week: Showing the world how to protect our health and environment
During Pesticide Action Week 2017, around 1,000 events took place around the world to inform consumers, citizens and decision-makers about the environmental and health risks related to harmful pesticides and…
Join our #StopGlyphosate action day!
Over 720,000 Europeans have already signed a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to stop glyphosate, the most widely used weedkiller in Europe. To reach the threshold of one million signatures needed…
European Commission is unable to turn the page on endocrine disruptors (EDCs)
On Friday 7 April, representatives of European Member States met in Brussels to once again discuss the ongoing process to identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The meeting was the latest…