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🌍 Our planet is facing a chemical pollution crisis, threatening both ecosystems and human health. This needs to change.
🧡 ChemSec involves lawmakers, businesses and institutional investors in the fight to turn things around.
➡️ chemsec.org
🧡 ChemSec involves lawmakers, businesses and institutional investors in the fight to turn things around.
➡️ chemsec.org
👀 You haven’t missed that we recently updated the SIN List with over 20 new substances, have you?
🧡 A 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to our friends in the #ZeroPM project for helping us identify these chemicals.
👉🏿 See all the newly added substances here: sinlist.chemsec.org/persistent-m...
🧡 A 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to our friends in the #ZeroPM project for helping us identify these chemicals.
👉🏿 See all the newly added substances here: sinlist.chemsec.org/persistent-m...
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
👀 You haven’t missed that we recently updated the SIN List with over 20 new substances, have you?
🧡 A 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to our friends in the #ZeroPM project for helping us identify these chemicals.
👉🏿 See all the newly added substances here: sinlist.chemsec.org/persistent-m...
🧡 A 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to our friends in the #ZeroPM project for helping us identify these chemicals.
👉🏿 See all the newly added substances here: sinlist.chemsec.org/persistent-m...
💚 Did you ever wonder how chemical companies are able to turn even their dirtiest laundry into something clean; how nasty, toxic chemicals can become green and sustainable?
🔥 Wonder no more: chemsec.org/reports/6-ea...
🔥 Wonder no more: chemsec.org/reports/6-ea...
December 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
💚 Did you ever wonder how chemical companies are able to turn even their dirtiest laundry into something clean; how nasty, toxic chemicals can become green and sustainable?
🔥 Wonder no more: chemsec.org/reports/6-ea...
🔥 Wonder no more: chemsec.org/reports/6-ea...
😭 European chemical industry is hurting, and it's blaming 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
🔎 But the three main reasons why the chemical sector is taking a beating are:
↳ High energy prices
↳ Lack of demand
↳ Chinese competition
💚 Not green regulations. Still this is what they’re screaming to the #EU Commission
🔎 But the three main reasons why the chemical sector is taking a beating are:
↳ High energy prices
↳ Lack of demand
↳ Chinese competition
💚 Not green regulations. Still this is what they’re screaming to the #EU Commission
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
😭 European chemical industry is hurting, and it's blaming 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
🔎 But the three main reasons why the chemical sector is taking a beating are:
↳ High energy prices
↳ Lack of demand
↳ Chinese competition
💚 Not green regulations. Still this is what they’re screaming to the #EU Commission
🔎 But the three main reasons why the chemical sector is taking a beating are:
↳ High energy prices
↳ Lack of demand
↳ Chinese competition
💚 Not green regulations. Still this is what they’re screaming to the #EU Commission
🥳 Today’s the big day! Join us at 4pm CET for the ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕖 2025 Premiere, where we'll rank the top 40 chemical producers on their chemical footprint. Don't miss it!
👉🏾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6E2...
👉🏾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6E2...
ChemScore 2025: Here are the results!
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November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🥳 Today’s the big day! Join us at 4pm CET for the ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕖 2025 Premiere, where we'll rank the top 40 chemical producers on their chemical footprint. Don't miss it!
👉🏾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6E2...
👉🏾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6E2...
👉🏻 Save your spot now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
👉🏻 Save your spot now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔬 Part of the problem is that standard chemical testing doesn’t adequately detect all neurotoxic effects. The commonly used tests focus on more short-term toxicity.
❌ This results in major data gaps.
💡 But now, there is a way forward: chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
❌ This results in major data gaps.
💡 But now, there is a way forward: chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🔬 Part of the problem is that standard chemical testing doesn’t adequately detect all neurotoxic effects. The commonly used tests focus on more short-term toxicity.
❌ This results in major data gaps.
💡 But now, there is a way forward: chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
❌ This results in major data gaps.
💡 But now, there is a way forward: chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
🤔 Here is a crazy thought: what if we took the current logic of EU #chemicals legislation and applied it to traffic rules... How would that play out?
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🤔 Here is a crazy thought: what if we took the current logic of EU #chemicals legislation and applied it to traffic rules... How would that play out?
🧠 Unlike other harmful chemicals like PFAS, 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 rarely make headlines — yet they’re among the most devastating.
💥 By adding three neurotoxicants to the 𝗦𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁, we demonstrate that some should be treated as “equivalent level of concern”.
👉🏾 chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
💥 By adding three neurotoxicants to the 𝗦𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁, we demonstrate that some should be treated as “equivalent level of concern”.
👉🏾 chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🧠 Unlike other harmful chemicals like PFAS, 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 rarely make headlines — yet they’re among the most devastating.
💥 By adding three neurotoxicants to the 𝗦𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁, we demonstrate that some should be treated as “equivalent level of concern”.
👉🏾 chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
💥 By adding three neurotoxicants to the 𝗦𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁, we demonstrate that some should be treated as “equivalent level of concern”.
👉🏾 chemsec.org/neurotoxican...
🇪🇺 After a negative opinion was issued by the Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board a few weeks ago and Ursula Von der Leyen publicly admitting that simplification is about deregulation, we’re not the only ones worried about what will happen with the EU’s landmark chemicals legislation.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🇪🇺 After a negative opinion was issued by the Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board a few weeks ago and Ursula Von der Leyen publicly admitting that simplification is about deregulation, we’re not the only ones worried about what will happen with the EU’s landmark chemicals legislation.
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🧡 Join us for a one-hour deep dive into the science, methodology, and policy relevance of the SIN List update and learn all about the newly added chemicals!
👉🏾 Register for the #webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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👉🏾 Register for the #webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🧡 Join us for a one-hour deep dive into the science, methodology, and policy relevance of the SIN List update and learn all about the newly added chemicals!
👉🏾 Register for the #webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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👉🏾 Register for the #webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🚨 Investors are sounding the alarm on PFAS.
The decision to split the EU-wide PFAS restriction and leave out eight major use categories, combined with vague discussions about “emission control” instead of a full phase-out, is causing concern:
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The decision to split the EU-wide PFAS restriction and leave out eight major use categories, combined with vague discussions about “emission control” instead of a full phase-out, is causing concern:
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October 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨 Investors are sounding the alarm on PFAS.
The decision to split the EU-wide PFAS restriction and leave out eight major use categories, combined with vague discussions about “emission control” instead of a full phase-out, is causing concern:
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The decision to split the EU-wide PFAS restriction and leave out eight major use categories, combined with vague discussions about “emission control” instead of a full phase-out, is causing concern:
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🚘 What if the EU's chemicals legislation applied to traffic rules?
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁
↳ Stop signs are now “suggestions.” Drivers can roll through if they feel confident. The same applies to speed limits. Each driver decides what feels safe for them.
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𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁
↳ Stop signs are now “suggestions.” Drivers can roll through if they feel confident. The same applies to speed limits. Each driver decides what feels safe for them.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🚘 What if the EU's chemicals legislation applied to traffic rules?
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁
↳ Stop signs are now “suggestions.” Drivers can roll through if they feel confident. The same applies to speed limits. Each driver decides what feels safe for them.
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𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁
↳ Stop signs are now “suggestions.” Drivers can roll through if they feel confident. The same applies to speed limits. Each driver decides what feels safe for them.
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🚩 Harmful PFAS substances have been found in the blood of 24 EU leaders representing 19 countries, confirming that no one is immune to exposure from these persistent “forever chemicals.”
Read the full press release here: chemsec.org/eu-leaders-c...
Read the full press release here: chemsec.org/eu-leaders-c...
EU leaders contaminated with PFAS "forever chemicals"
PRESS RELEASE: Harmful PFAS substances have been found in the blood of 24 EU representing 19 countries.
chemsec.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🚩 Harmful PFAS substances have been found in the blood of 24 EU leaders representing 19 countries, confirming that no one is immune to exposure from these persistent “forever chemicals.”
Read the full press release here: chemsec.org/eu-leaders-c...
Read the full press release here: chemsec.org/eu-leaders-c...
🐟 After years of negotiations, the EU finally struck a deal last week to update their rules on water pollution. The deal is progress on paper, but something about it seems… fishy.
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🐟 After years of negotiations, the EU finally struck a deal last week to update their rules on water pollution. The deal is progress on paper, but something about it seems… fishy.
🧠 Scientists have begun to argue that chemical pollution poses a similar threat to climate change.
👱♀️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar, head of ChemSec, agrees. Here she sets out the evidence.
➡️ Read the full article here: chemsec.org/chemicals-an...
👱♀️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar, head of ChemSec, agrees. Here she sets out the evidence.
➡️ Read the full article here: chemsec.org/chemicals-an...
September 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🧠 Scientists have begun to argue that chemical pollution poses a similar threat to climate change.
👱♀️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar, head of ChemSec, agrees. Here she sets out the evidence.
➡️ Read the full article here: chemsec.org/chemicals-an...
👱♀️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar, head of ChemSec, agrees. Here she sets out the evidence.
➡️ Read the full article here: chemsec.org/chemicals-an...
💧 Next week, the EU will meet to discuss how to halt the rising chemical pollution in Europe's lakes and rivers.
🇪🇺 Yet members states are procrastinating, hoping to put off monitoring and cleanup efforts for decades.
👇🏽 Europe’s waters can’t wait — here are 4 priorities for the EU to tackle:
🇪🇺 Yet members states are procrastinating, hoping to put off monitoring and cleanup efforts for decades.
👇🏽 Europe’s waters can’t wait — here are 4 priorities for the EU to tackle:
September 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
💧 Next week, the EU will meet to discuss how to halt the rising chemical pollution in Europe's lakes and rivers.
🇪🇺 Yet members states are procrastinating, hoping to put off monitoring and cleanup efforts for decades.
👇🏽 Europe’s waters can’t wait — here are 4 priorities for the EU to tackle:
🇪🇺 Yet members states are procrastinating, hoping to put off monitoring and cleanup efforts for decades.
👇🏽 Europe’s waters can’t wait — here are 4 priorities for the EU to tackle:
🪓 The European Chemicals Agency recently announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses.
👇🏻 Here are five reasons why this decision is a complete disaster.
👇🏻 Here are five reasons why this decision is a complete disaster.
September 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🪓 The European Chemicals Agency recently announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses.
👇🏻 Here are five reasons why this decision is a complete disaster.
👇🏻 Here are five reasons why this decision is a complete disaster.
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The #SOTEU speech has started, shall we guess how many times we'll hear the word "competitiveness"?
We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit!
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit!
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Debate on the State of the European Union 2025 (with nametags of the speakers) - Multimedia Centre
The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...
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September 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The #SOTEU speech has started, shall we guess how many times we'll hear the word "competitiveness"?
We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit!
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit!
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
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🔴 PFAS ('forever chemicals') found in wild fish across multiple EU countries!
New EEB report shows that:
🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits
⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x
🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051
Link in comments ⬇️
#PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals
New EEB report shows that:
🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits
⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x
🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051
Link in comments ⬇️
#PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals
September 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🔴 PFAS ('forever chemicals') found in wild fish across multiple EU countries!
New EEB report shows that:
🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits
⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x
🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051
Link in comments ⬇️
#PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals
New EEB report shows that:
🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits
⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x
🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051
Link in comments ⬇️
#PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals
📢 ECHA recently published an update to the EU-wide #PFAS restriction proposal, which included some pretty eye-catching changes.
🧡 In case you think 3,544 pages is a bit long and you don’t have time to read the whole thing — don’t worry. ChemSec has done it for you!
👉🏾 chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
🧡 In case you think 3,544 pages is a bit long and you don’t have time to read the whole thing — don’t worry. ChemSec has done it for you!
👉🏾 chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
September 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📢 ECHA recently published an update to the EU-wide #PFAS restriction proposal, which included some pretty eye-catching changes.
🧡 In case you think 3,544 pages is a bit long and you don’t have time to read the whole thing — don’t worry. ChemSec has done it for you!
👉🏾 chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
🧡 In case you think 3,544 pages is a bit long and you don’t have time to read the whole thing — don’t worry. ChemSec has done it for you!
👉🏾 chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
💬 “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦” —unnamed ChemSec employee.
🏭 ChemSec on a field trip to the Perstorp chemical plant! For some of us, it was a first-time visit to a chemical production site. For the old-timers… not so much.
🙏 Regardless, it was a very interesting visit!
🏭 ChemSec on a field trip to the Perstorp chemical plant! For some of us, it was a first-time visit to a chemical production site. For the old-timers… not so much.
🙏 Regardless, it was a very interesting visit!
September 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
💬 “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦” —unnamed ChemSec employee.
🏭 ChemSec on a field trip to the Perstorp chemical plant! For some of us, it was a first-time visit to a chemical production site. For the old-timers… not so much.
🙏 Regardless, it was a very interesting visit!
🏭 ChemSec on a field trip to the Perstorp chemical plant! For some of us, it was a first-time visit to a chemical production site. For the old-timers… not so much.
🙏 Regardless, it was a very interesting visit!
📉 Europe’s flagship #water law set ambitious targets to clean up our waters by 2015. But now, a decade past the deadline, chemical pollution is rising. Today, less than 30% of Europe’s surface waters are in good chemical condition — and that number is getting worse, not better.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📉 Europe’s flagship #water law set ambitious targets to clean up our waters by 2015. But now, a decade past the deadline, chemical pollution is rising. Today, less than 30% of Europe’s surface waters are in good chemical condition — and that number is getting worse, not better.
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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The European Chemicals Agency just announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. This has never happened before — and it’s a dangerous precedent.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The European Chemicals Agency just announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. This has never happened before — and it’s a dangerous precedent.
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👀 The international law firm Steptoe LLP demanded that ChemSec censor an ad for a safer chemical on ChemSec Marketplace, our popular tool connecting suppliers of safer chemicals with companies seeking alternatives.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
👀 The international law firm Steptoe LLP demanded that ChemSec censor an ad for a safer chemical on ChemSec Marketplace, our popular tool connecting suppliers of safer chemicals with companies seeking alternatives.
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🤠 A new study shows legacy #PFAS like PFOA and PFOS are finally declining in milk thanks to restrictions.
🫨 But “replacement” PFAS are spiking — some by more than 250%.
🥛 The lesson? Banning single substances won’t cut it. We must #BanPFAS as a family of chemicals to see real change.
🫨 But “replacement” PFAS are spiking — some by more than 250%.
🥛 The lesson? Banning single substances won’t cut it. We must #BanPFAS as a family of chemicals to see real change.
August 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM