Vicky Cann
@vickycann.bsky.social
Campaigner for @corporateeurope.org Working on #PFAS #BigToxics #Chemicals #Deregulation #LobbyFacts #PrivilegedAccess
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Reposted by Vicky Cann
Farmers are being betrayed. CropLife Europe, the von der Leyen Commission, the EPP and the far right are pushing the EU-MERCOSUR deal — devastating for farmers and the environment, while Bayer & BASF profit. Protests are being hijacked to weaken EU pesticide and health rules.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Farmers are being betrayed. CropLife Europe, the von der Leyen Commission, the EPP and the far right are pushing the EU-MERCOSUR deal — devastating for farmers and the environment, while Bayer & BASF profit. Protests are being hijacked to weaken EU pesticide and health rules.
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The report asks whether we could manage fire risk effectively through using less flammable materials + improving fire safety awareness + prevention measures, without filling our homes + furniture with potentially harmful chemicals:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The report asks whether we could manage fire risk effectively through using less flammable materials + improving fire safety awareness + prevention measures, without filling our homes + furniture with potentially harmful chemicals:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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Inhaling toxic smoke is now the number one cause of fire injury or death in the UK, research indicates.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Inhaling toxic smoke is now the number one cause of fire injury or death in the UK, research indicates.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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Because chemical flame retardants slow down burning, the burning process is less complete, releasing thicker smoke. The presence of CFRs correlates with higher levels of toxic hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide in fire smoke, finds the report.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
6/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Because chemical flame retardants slow down burning, the burning process is less complete, releasing thicker smoke. The presence of CFRs correlates with higher levels of toxic hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide in fire smoke, finds the report.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
6/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
6/8
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Research indicates those countries have had just as much success reducing fire risk by increasing use of smoke alarms, changing smoking habits, educating people about fire safety.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
5/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
5/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Research indicates those countries have had just as much success reducing fire risk by increasing use of smoke alarms, changing smoking habits, educating people about fire safety.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
5/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
5/8
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The UK uses very high levels of chemical flame retardants compared with other countries, many of whom have reduced fire risk as much as the UK has without using such high levels of chemical flame retardants.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The UK uses very high levels of chemical flame retardants compared with other countries, many of whom have reduced fire risk as much as the UK has without using such high levels of chemical flame retardants.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
4/8
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It raises that less flammable materials, such as wool or hempcrete, are available. These wouldn't need to be so heavily treated with chemical flame retardants as research indicates they have a natural resistance to fire.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
3/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
3/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It raises that less flammable materials, such as wool or hempcrete, are available. These wouldn't need to be so heavily treated with chemical flame retardants as research indicates they have a natural resistance to fire.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
3/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
3/8
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The charity highlights that highly flammable materials are increasingly being used in our homes + furniture, then heavily doused with chemical flame retardants to counter this fire risk.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
2/8
Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The charity highlights that highly flammable materials are increasingly being used in our homes + furniture, then heavily doused with chemical flame retardants to counter this fire risk.
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
2/8
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Chemical fire retardants (CFRs) include substances such as PFAS + chemicals linked to hormone disruption + damage to reproductive health. Now, a new report from @fidrango.bsky.social
asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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Use of flame retardants and the dangers of increased fire smoke toxicity to UK firefighters’ health - Fidra
‘The use of certain chemical flame retardants in UK consumer products, including furniture, mattresses, textiles, electronics and building construction materials, increases fire smoke toxicity, posing...
www.fidra.org.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Chemical fire retardants (CFRs) include substances such as PFAS + chemicals linked to hormone disruption + damage to reproductive health. Now, a new report from @fidrango.bsky.social
asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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asks if CFRs are making smoke in fires even more harmful:
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
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CHEM Trust has published a new blog setting out why the recent updates to the EU’s group #PFAS restriction proposal, including options for increased exemptions and transition times, highlight systemic weaknesses in REACH.
Read it here: chemtrust.org/lessons-pfas...
#foreverchemicals #StrongREACH
Read it here: chemtrust.org/lessons-pfas...
#foreverchemicals #StrongREACH
Lessons learnt from “forever chemicals” restriction highlight the need for REACH reform.
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) pollution is pervasive across Europe. According to the Forever Pollution Project, almost 23,000 European sites are already polluted with PFAS, and a further ...
chemtrust.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
CHEM Trust has published a new blog setting out why the recent updates to the EU’s group #PFAS restriction proposal, including options for increased exemptions and transition times, highlight systemic weaknesses in REACH.
Read it here: chemtrust.org/lessons-pfas...
#foreverchemicals #StrongREACH
Read it here: chemtrust.org/lessons-pfas...
#foreverchemicals #StrongREACH
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An MEP presiding over a lobbying organisation for SMEs while leading European Parliament work on corporate sustainability and due diligence sounds like a conflict of interest to us.
That's why we've submitted another complaint on an MEP side job.
Read the full press release below: buff.ly/nZY9Vtb
That's why we've submitted another complaint on an MEP side job.
Read the full press release below: buff.ly/nZY9Vtb
Ten civil society organisations submit conflict-of-interest complaint on leading Omnibus MEP - Transparency International EU
Brussels, 15 December 2025 Transparency International EU (TI EU), alongside nine other civil society organisations, has today submitted a complaint to the European Parliament’s Advisory Committee on…
transparency.eu
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
An MEP presiding over a lobbying organisation for SMEs while leading European Parliament work on corporate sustainability and due diligence sounds like a conflict of interest to us.
That's why we've submitted another complaint on an MEP side job.
Read the full press release below: buff.ly/nZY9Vtb
That's why we've submitted another complaint on an MEP side job.
Read the full press release below: buff.ly/nZY9Vtb
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"...The omnibus cycle is not a temporary deviation but a marker of the governance model now taking shape, one whose consequences will shape how Europe regulates, competes, and projects power in the decade ahead."
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"...The omnibus cycle is not a temporary deviation but a marker of the governance model now taking shape, one whose consequences will shape how Europe regulates, competes, and projects power in the decade ahead."
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"Unless the EU finds ways to reconcile simplification with democratic safeguards, it risks entering a phase in which policymaking outruns the mechanisms that anchor legitimacy....
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Unless the EU finds ways to reconcile simplification with democratic safeguards, it risks entering a phase in which policymaking outruns the mechanisms that anchor legitimacy....
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A new report from @politico.eu on "Europe's Omnibus Fever" is damning in its criticism:
"What the Commission frames as simplification is, in practice, a downward drift in regulatory reach that erodes the informational foundations of effective governance."
#deregulation #omnibus #RuleToProtect
"What the Commission frames as simplification is, in practice, a downward drift in regulatory reach that erodes the informational foundations of effective governance."
#deregulation #omnibus #RuleToProtect
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A new report from @politico.eu on "Europe's Omnibus Fever" is damning in its criticism:
"What the Commission frames as simplification is, in practice, a downward drift in regulatory reach that erodes the informational foundations of effective governance."
#deregulation #omnibus #RuleToProtect
"What the Commission frames as simplification is, in practice, a downward drift in regulatory reach that erodes the informational foundations of effective governance."
#deregulation #omnibus #RuleToProtect
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⚠️Defence as a justification for deregulation: the military caveat in the Climate Law🌍
Climate goals should not be pursued if seen as a “burden” on the EU’s military priorities 🪖says new Climate Law
More 🛢️🛢️🏭🏭 in name of defence?
Read more on 🔍Deregulation Watch🔎
corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...
Climate goals should not be pursued if seen as a “burden” on the EU’s military priorities 🪖says new Climate Law
More 🛢️🛢️🏭🏭 in name of defence?
Read more on 🔍Deregulation Watch🔎
corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...
I Challenge Thee
corporateeurope.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
⚠️Defence as a justification for deregulation: the military caveat in the Climate Law🌍
Climate goals should not be pursued if seen as a “burden” on the EU’s military priorities 🪖says new Climate Law
More 🛢️🛢️🏭🏭 in name of defence?
Read more on 🔍Deregulation Watch🔎
corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...
Climate goals should not be pursued if seen as a “burden” on the EU’s military priorities 🪖says new Climate Law
More 🛢️🛢️🏭🏭 in name of defence?
Read more on 🔍Deregulation Watch🔎
corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...
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Read the full story and Mowi’s responses here: www.desmog.com/2025/12/16/t...
‘They Don’t Give A Damn’: Scotland’s Highland Communities Tire of Charm Offensive by ‘Polluting’ Salmon Giant Mowi
The world’s largest salmon producer stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “noisy” and “polluting” fish farms. Seafood giant Mowi produces more than a fi...
www.desmog.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Read the full story and Mowi’s responses here: www.desmog.com/2025/12/16/t...
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“People don’t feel that they can be critical [of Mowi], because that's who’s paying them, for their jobs and for their shinty clubs and strips.” @ariane-burgess.bsky.social, a Scottish Green Member of Parliament, told DeSmog.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“People don’t feel that they can be critical [of Mowi], because that's who’s paying them, for their jobs and for their shinty clubs and strips.” @ariane-burgess.bsky.social, a Scottish Green Member of Parliament, told DeSmog.
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Locals say Mowi is using a charm offensive to distract from its “polluting” fish farms — by taking Highlands schoolchildren to visit its “sustainable” fish farms, and sponsoring locals sports and community events.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Locals say Mowi is using a charm offensive to distract from its “polluting” fish farms — by taking Highlands schoolchildren to visit its “sustainable” fish farms, and sponsoring locals sports and community events.
Reposted by Vicky Cann
We found that, to treat sea lice infestations, Mowi exceeded the authorised limits for the use of toxic pesticides seven times in one month. Local fishers say the velvet crabs they catch are “pretty much extinct” around salmon farms.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We found that, to treat sea lice infestations, Mowi exceeded the authorised limits for the use of toxic pesticides seven times in one month. Local fishers say the velvet crabs they catch are “pretty much extinct” around salmon farms.
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Mowi produces > 1/5th of the world’s farmed salmon and plans to grow globally by producing 600,000 tonnes of salmon a year in 2029, up 20% from current levels. In Scotland, Mowi produces a third of the country’s salmon, and is planning to expand.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mowi produces > 1/5th of the world’s farmed salmon and plans to grow globally by producing 600,000 tonnes of salmon a year in 2029, up 20% from current levels. In Scotland, Mowi produces a third of the country’s salmon, and is planning to expand.
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The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.
with @desmog.com
The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.
with @desmog.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🔴 NEW 🔴
The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.
with @desmog.com
The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.
with @desmog.com
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Many of these groups have not signed up to EU Lobby Register further obscuring their close links to Big Tech.
🚫 Time to stop Big Tech from lobbying to roll back our digital rights through its obscure network of lobby organisations.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/p...
🚫 Time to stop Big Tech from lobbying to roll back our digital rights through its obscure network of lobby organisations.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/p...
Preparing a roll-back of digital rights: Commission's secretive meetings with industry | Corporate Europe Observatory
The European Commission is undertaking an unprecedented roll-back of digital rights. In secretive meetings, the Commission has given privileged access to tech lobbyists to shape its proposals, in viol...
corporateeurope.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Many of these groups have not signed up to EU Lobby Register further obscuring their close links to Big Tech.
🚫 Time to stop Big Tech from lobbying to roll back our digital rights through its obscure network of lobby organisations.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/p...
🚫 Time to stop Big Tech from lobbying to roll back our digital rights through its obscure network of lobby organisations.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/11/p...
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The AI lobby shop the AI Chamber recently launched an AI Action Plan, a campaign supported by Amazon and Google.
Others including Digital Poland Association, prg ai, Infobalt, and SAPIE all have Big Tech members or are being funded by Big Tech
Others including Digital Poland Association, prg ai, Infobalt, and SAPIE all have Big Tech members or are being funded by Big Tech
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The AI lobby shop the AI Chamber recently launched an AI Action Plan, a campaign supported by Amazon and Google.
Others including Digital Poland Association, prg ai, Infobalt, and SAPIE all have Big Tech members or are being funded by Big Tech
Others including Digital Poland Association, prg ai, Infobalt, and SAPIE all have Big Tech members or are being funded by Big Tech
Reposted by Vicky Cann
Another signatory, Startup Hungrary, has been co-founded by Google and is supported by Microsoft.
The Digital Technology Employers Lewiatan has Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon as its board members.
The Digital Technology Employers Lewiatan has Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon as its board members.
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another signatory, Startup Hungrary, has been co-founded by Google and is supported by Microsoft.
The Digital Technology Employers Lewiatan has Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon as its board members.
The Digital Technology Employers Lewiatan has Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon as its board members.
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The letter is signed by Consumer Choice Center Europe, a long-time big business front group.
💸 The organisation is 100 percent funded by Google and Meta.
Its main EU lobbyist is a former Lithuanian deputy-minister
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/con...
💸 The organisation is 100 percent funded by Google and Meta.
Its main EU lobbyist is a former Lithuanian deputy-minister
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/con...
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The letter is signed by Consumer Choice Center Europe, a long-time big business front group.
💸 The organisation is 100 percent funded by Google and Meta.
Its main EU lobbyist is a former Lithuanian deputy-minister
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/con...
💸 The organisation is 100 percent funded by Google and Meta.
Its main EU lobbyist is a former Lithuanian deputy-minister
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/con...