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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 5m

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 5m

Video: Javier Bernal Revert

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 1h

🚰 PFAS pollution is a threat to our drinking water.

😰 Water is already under stress from climate change, and PFAS are adding to this pressure.

📣 Our new #PFAS manifesto is calling for the EU Commission to introduce a broad restriction on PFAS by 2030 👉 buff.ly/Ed548Hz

#BanPFAS #StopPFAS

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 3h

At our REACH conference last week with @healthandenv.bsky.social, Environment Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu confirmed her department’s commitment to work on the REACH revision despite the knockback from the Regulatory Scrutiny Board.

#BolderREACH

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 3h

🍁 Check out CHEM Trust’s latest newsletter!

Find out more about our work during September and over summer, as well as the latest updates in chemicals policy! 👉 buff.ly/9FNAniq

📩 Subscribe here: buff.ly/uUgXdyr

#HarmfulChemicals #HumanHealth

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 20h

🎁That’s a wrap! #PartyConferenceSeason is over, and we were delighted to host events at both the Liberal Democrat and Labour conferences.

💬Our speakers led important discussions on the UK-EU relationship on chemicals, #PFASpollution, and more.

Check out our blog to find out more 👉 buff.ly/ZznTH1R

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 1d

Environment Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu at our REACH conference with @healthandenv.bsky.social last week setting out why REACH reform is needed including:

“the inability to prevent the PFAS pollution crisis and gaps in addressing endocrine disruptors".

#PFAS #REACH #healthprotection

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 1d

🇩🇰 Denmark has become the first EU country to ban all #PFAS-based pesticides shown to break down into TFA, suspected of being toxic to reproduction.

🚫 This totals 33 PFAS-pesticides banned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

Read our latest #ToxicFree4EU ➡️ buff.ly/YqiKzCP

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 1d

📣 We have launched a new #PFAS manifesto!

🧪 PFAS are a group of over 10,000 chemicals & due to their longevity, pose a serious threat to human health.

🚫 A strict phase-out of all PFAS is the only way to protect current & future generations.

chemtrust.org/ngos-launch-pfas-manifesto/

#StopPFAS

Over 100 NGOs Launch Manifesto Urging EU Leaders to Stop PFAS Pollution

CHEM Trust alongside more than 100 NGOs have united to demand urgent EU action to stop PFAS pollution. In our joint manifesto launched today, we warn that Europe is facing a PFAS pollution crisis that...

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 2d

Subscribe to Food for Thought, a free newsletter produced by @zerowasteeurope.eu and @healthandenv.bsky.social here ➡️ buff.ly/fvgAKd1

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 2d

💻 Are you subscribed to the Food for Thought newsletter?

If not, you may have missed our recent interview with @foodpackagingforum.org, including insights into the main learnings from their scientific articles on hazardous #chemicals in #FoodContactMaterials.

Read more here 👉 buff.ly/W97LKh5

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 3d

💪 @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu has pledged to deliver on the REACH revision.

📣“The REACH revision is essential, and we are working hard to get there”, she said at the ‘REACH revision 2025’ conference held by CHEM Trust and @healthandenv.bsky.social.

Read our latest #ToxicFree4EU ➡️ buff.ly/YqiKzCP

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 6d

🤝 EU negotiators have agreed on new water quality standards for priority pollutants.

💧 For the first time, pharmaceuticals and the #PFAS, TFA, were added to the priority list of substances to be monitored and controlled.

Read our latest #ToxicFree4EU ➡️ buff.ly/YqiKzCP

#WaterPollution

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 6d

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@healthandenv.bsky.social @zerowasteeurope.eu

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 6d

📝 The latest edition of Food for Thought features an interview with the @foodpackagingforum.org about their work, including their concerns about harmful chemicals in #FoodContactMaterials, and the measures needed to ensure safe and sustainable FCMs.

Read it here 💻 👉 buff.ly/W97LKh5

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 8d

🌍⚡ The green transition must be truly green. Relying on PFAS #foreverchemicals is not the solution.

✅ The good news: over the past year innovative companies are proving that PFAS-free alternatives in green tech are possible, more in our new blog 👉 buff.ly/zIjPQu3

#GreenTransition #PFAS

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday we co-hosted the REACH revision 2025: simpler, faster, bolder conference with @healthandenv.bsky.social in Brussels.

The day was filled with fascinating panels, presentations, and discussions. A huge thank you to all our speakers and participants who joined us for the day!

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 9d

‼️Increasing levels of #bisphenols in the Northern South China Sea are a potential health threat to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins.

🐟These #pollutants can build up in marine wildlife through the food web, putting apex predators like dolphins at risk.

Read more in our news story 👉 buff.ly/c0iYpxo

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 9d

👏 Huge thanks to our brilliant speakers: @annagelderdmp.bsky.social, MP for South East Cornwall, Lorraine Beavers, MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Sarah Moore, Partner at law firm @leigh-day.bsky.social, and Dr Shubhi Sharma, CHEM Trust’s PFAS expert.

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 9d

🧪 We had our fantastic fringe event yesterday afternoon at the #LabourPartyConference, all about PFAS!

Our panel led some great discussions covering a range of issues, including improving awareness of PFAS, and how MPs can take action on #PFASpollution.

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 10d

🗓️ On Thursday, 2nd October, CHEM Trust’s Dr Anna Watson will be joining an expert panel at @leigh-day.bsky.social’s free event!

🧪 It is set to be a fascinating discussion about the urgent issue of chemical contamination and ‘forever chemicals’.

More info & how to register here ➡️ buff.ly/3AVJhvv

CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 11d

🐬 A recent study found concentrations of BPA alternatives are on the rise in a key habitat for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin.

📣 A group ban on #bisphenols is essential to prevent the substitution of BPA with other similar, harmful chemicals.

Read more in our news story ➡️ buff.ly/c0iYpxo

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 12d

⏰ Our #LabourConference2025 fringe event is tomorrow afternoon at 3pm!

🧪 We’ll be discussing #PFAS pollution, the parliamentary inquiry on PFAS, and more.

🫒 Refreshments will be provided

Follow the link for more details 👉

PFAS are forever: CHEM Trust’s fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in September

CHEM Trust will be hosting a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this year, ‘PFAS are forever: how do we address the pollution crisis threatening public health and the…

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 13d

‼️ The Regulatory Scrutiny Board of @ec.europa.eu is expected to send its formal opinion on the #REACHRevision impact assessment today.

👎 It is expected to be negative, which could cause a significant delay to the revision process.

Read more in our latest #ToxicFree4EU briefing: buff.ly/g8mrLUk

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 13d

🐬A new study reveals increasing levels of #bisphenols in a key habitat of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin.

⚠️While the levels of BPA have declined, substitutes like BPS are on the rise and may pose a potentially higher health risk to the dolphins.

Read more in our news story 👉 buff.ly/c0iYpxo

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