The chemicals industry has called for EU governments to step up enforcement of regulations on imports after research found more than nine out of ten chemicals in consumer products in Europe which are non-compliant with REACH come from outside the EU/EEA

Environmental groups have called on the European Commission to discard any studies used in pesticide risk assessments which were carried out by Germany laboratory accused of falsifying test results

European water service providers have joined the call to ban PFAS, as pressure mounts to end the use of harmful per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in Europe

The presence of certain chemicals in single-use nappies could be banned in the EU following a conclusion by the French environment agency that current measures do not sufficiently protect children’s health

The European Commission’s efforts to monitor and reduce the risks resulting from pesticide use are too vague, the European Court of Auditors warned on Wednesday in a report that also signalled that several member states were late in transposing legislation