Blog: Toxics

Sex, lies and hazardous chemicals

Posted by bex - 8 May 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

A mother carrying a baby wears a shirt reading "stop contamining my baby!"

What business does a chemical company have between your bedroom sheets? Should chemical companies be meddling with the protection of your health? Of course they should have no business in your sex life or personal health, but unfortunately the chemical industry is fighting hard to protect their privilege to make hazardous chemicals with the potential to seriously affect both.

Article tagged as: BASF, chemicals, EU, health, REACH, toxics

Arrested development - the impacts of pesticides on children's mental health and development

Publication date: 
1 December, 2003

Summary

A greenpeace study conducted in six states of India in collaboration with Dharamitra, ICRA, SEWA, Janachetana, SIRPI, Kheti Virasat, SYO and YMC.

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Article tagged as: health impacts, pesticides, reports

How to make REACH work - an MEP's guide

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: March 2004

Summary
REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) will completely change the way chemicals are controlled. It will pass through the European Parliament during 2004 and 2005, and should become law in 2006. When it comes into force, chemical companies will, for the first time, have to provide basic health and environmental safety data on the chemicals they produce.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, environmental policy, EU, government, REACH

Chemical legacy - contamination of the child

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: October 2003

Summary
Many chemicals used routinely in consumer products are also present in the human body, including prenatal and newborn children. These chemical pollutants are likely to be having a detrimental effect not only on the health of adults, but also on young children, who are particularly at risk.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, health impacts, toxics

Toxic childrenswear by Disney

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: April 2004

Summary
This report shows that chemicals which may represent a long-term hazard to human health are present in Disney childrenswear. Disney garments, including pyjamas, T-shirts and underwear, were bought at retail outlets in 19 countries around the world and the printed logo section analysed for chemicals by the Danish independent laboratory, Eurofins.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, health impacts, reports, toxics

Christmas Turkeys stuffed with dangerous chemicals

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Publication date: 23rd December 2003

Summary
Independent laboratory tests carried out on the meat and the wrapping from products sold at Tesco, Sainsbury, Marks and Spencer, Waitrose and Asda. All but one revealed the presence of phthalates and nonylphenol, toxic chemicals which can cause liver, kidney and testicular damage, interfere with human DNA and affect sperm production in mammals.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, health impacts, reports

Chemicals within REACH

Publication date: 
11 August, 2009

A beginner's guide

Publication date: November 2003

Summary
REACH is a complicated proposal for new chemical regulation. This document is intended as background reading to explain the concept in simple terms.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, eu chemicals policy

Human impacts of man-made chemicals

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

A Greenpeace Report

Publication date: September 2003

Summary
Research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals has reported possible links between commonly used chemicals and a range of health problems.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, eu chemicals policy, health impacts, reports

Hazardous Chemicals in Consumer Products

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Results of products tested by TNO

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Article tagged as: chemicals, health impacts, reports, toxics

Chemical Legacy

Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

Contamination of the child

Publication date: October 2003

Summary
This report completes the loop of chemical exposure. It illustrate that chemicals found in consumer products are likely to be having a detrimental effect on the health of children and the population at large.

In addition to the Chemical Legacy report (download by clicking on the title above), you can download the test results here.

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Article tagged as: chemicals, eu chemicals policy, health impacts, reports
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