Vicky Cann
@vickycann.bsky.social
Campaigner for @corporateeurope.org Working on #PFAS #BigToxics #Chemicals #Deregulation #LobbyFacts #PrivilegedAccess
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If fracking were to be permitted in the UK, as proposed by Reform, some of the country's most exquisite countryside would be impacted, as shown in the British Geological Survey diagram below:
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January 14, 2026 at 10:55 AM
If fracking were to be permitted in the UK, as proposed by Reform, some of the country's most exquisite countryside would be impacted, as shown in the British Geological Survey diagram below:
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Happy anniversary @corporateeurope.org
We all work together to make PFAS history!
We all work together to make PFAS history!
It has been exactly one year since launch of #ForeverLobbying Project & our own Chemical Reaction report.
Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban.
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban.
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Happy anniversary @corporateeurope.org
We all work together to make PFAS history!
We all work together to make PFAS history!
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. @corporateeurope.org joined forces with a team of international journalists including us at Watershed for The Forever Lobbying Project - exposing industry lobbying to prevent an EU PFAS ban, "bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together."
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January 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
. @corporateeurope.org joined forces with a team of international journalists including us at Watershed for The Forever Lobbying Project - exposing industry lobbying to prevent an EU PFAS ban, "bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together."
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It’s not too late! You can take action today for a comprehensive universal #PFAS restriction:
➡️ Individuals can sign the @wemoveeurope.bsky.social petition to demand a #ToxicFreeFuture:
corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ CSOs can join the #BanPFAS manifesto: banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
➡️ Individuals can sign the @wemoveeurope.bsky.social petition to demand a #ToxicFreeFuture:
corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ CSOs can join the #BanPFAS manifesto: banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
It’s not too late! You can take action today for a comprehensive universal #PFAS restriction:
➡️ Individuals can sign the @wemoveeurope.bsky.social petition to demand a #ToxicFreeFuture:
corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ CSOs can join the #BanPFAS manifesto: banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
➡️ Individuals can sign the @wemoveeurope.bsky.social petition to demand a #ToxicFreeFuture:
corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ CSOs can join the #BanPFAS manifesto: banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
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Find out more about the latest state of play on proposed #PFAS restriction in this series of recent op eds published across Europe, including with CSO allies:
🇫🇷 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
🇨🇿 denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23816...
🇵🇹 www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
🇫🇷 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
🇨🇿 denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23816...
🇵🇹 www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
PFAS : « L’interdiction des polluants éternels en Europe reste un espoir lointain »
TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », la chercheuse au sein de l’ONG Corporate Europe Observatory Vicky Cann dénonce le lobbying des entreprises chimiques et s’inquiète de voir s’éloigner la possibi...
www.lemonde.fr
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Find out more about the latest state of play on proposed #PFAS restriction in this series of recent op eds published across Europe, including with CSO allies:
🇫🇷 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
🇨🇿 denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23816...
🇵🇹 www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
🇫🇷 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
🇨🇿 denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23816...
🇵🇹 www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
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Commissioner Roswall told us that Commission “ensured transparency & accountability in all lobby & stakeholder meetings & proceedings”.
COM also has obligations under EU lobby register.
Today we have written to ask how "accountability" has been demanded of Plastics Europe’s lobbying.
COM also has obligations under EU lobby register.
Today we have written to ask how "accountability" has been demanded of Plastics Europe’s lobbying.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Commissioner Roswall told us that Commission “ensured transparency & accountability in all lobby & stakeholder meetings & proceedings”.
COM also has obligations under EU lobby register.
Today we have written to ask how "accountability" has been demanded of Plastics Europe’s lobbying.
COM also has obligations under EU lobby register.
Today we have written to ask how "accountability" has been demanded of Plastics Europe’s lobbying.
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❌ Despite the intense criticism of EU fluoropolymer #PFAS industry, we see Plastics Europe enjoyed much greater lobby access to Commissioners’ cabinets on varied issues in last year.
2025 = 11 meetings
2024 = 1
2023 = 6
2022 = 1
2021 = 1
2020 = 3
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/pla...
2025 = 11 meetings
2024 = 1
2023 = 6
2022 = 1
2021 = 1
2020 = 3
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/pla...
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
❌ Despite the intense criticism of EU fluoropolymer #PFAS industry, we see Plastics Europe enjoyed much greater lobby access to Commissioners’ cabinets on varied issues in last year.
2025 = 11 meetings
2024 = 1
2023 = 6
2022 = 1
2021 = 1
2020 = 3
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/pla...
2025 = 11 meetings
2024 = 1
2023 = 6
2022 = 1
2021 = 1
2020 = 3
www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/pla...
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❌ Or recent industry-friendly @europarl.europa.eu report on fluoropolymer #PFAS which:
➡️ risks pre-empting far more detailed ECHA work
➡️ only interviewed industry
➡️ uses a too-narrow lens to assess fluoropolymers
➡️ has research "limitations"
➡️ wrongly says F-gases are already regulated enough
➡️ risks pre-empting far more detailed ECHA work
➡️ only interviewed industry
➡️ uses a too-narrow lens to assess fluoropolymers
➡️ has research "limitations"
➡️ wrongly says F-gases are already regulated enough
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
❌ Or recent industry-friendly @europarl.europa.eu report on fluoropolymer #PFAS which:
➡️ risks pre-empting far more detailed ECHA work
➡️ only interviewed industry
➡️ uses a too-narrow lens to assess fluoropolymers
➡️ has research "limitations"
➡️ wrongly says F-gases are already regulated enough
➡️ risks pre-empting far more detailed ECHA work
➡️ only interviewed industry
➡️ uses a too-narrow lens to assess fluoropolymers
➡️ has research "limitations"
➡️ wrongly says F-gases are already regulated enough
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❌ Or see how countries behind the original proposal (🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇩🇰) have already proposed weaker approaches on #PFAS manufacturing for exports + many new derogations from ban.
❌ Or the 🇪🇺 chemicals agency leaving 8 sectors out of its evaluation.
chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
❌ Or the 🇪🇺 chemicals agency leaving 8 sectors out of its evaluation.
chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
PFAS restriction proposal: 5 red flags from the recent update
The update to the EU-wide PFAS restriction proposal included some pretty eye-catching changes. Unfortunately, not for the better.
chemsec.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
❌ Or see how countries behind the original proposal (🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇩🇰) have already proposed weaker approaches on #PFAS manufacturing for exports + many new derogations from ban.
❌ Or the 🇪🇺 chemicals agency leaving 8 sectors out of its evaluation.
chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
❌ Or the 🇪🇺 chemicals agency leaving 8 sectors out of its evaluation.
chemsec.org/pfas-restric...
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But today, after intense corporate lobbying, proposed #PFAS restriction is fragile.
❌ Take 🇪🇺 Commission’s emphasis on tackling consumer PFAS uses (cosmetics, waterproof clothing...) but indicating a far weaker approach on industrial sources of pollution.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/05/c...
❌ Take 🇪🇺 Commission’s emphasis on tackling consumer PFAS uses (cosmetics, waterproof clothing...) but indicating a far weaker approach on industrial sources of pollution.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/05/c...
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
But today, after intense corporate lobbying, proposed #PFAS restriction is fragile.
❌ Take 🇪🇺 Commission’s emphasis on tackling consumer PFAS uses (cosmetics, waterproof clothing...) but indicating a far weaker approach on industrial sources of pollution.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/05/c...
❌ Take 🇪🇺 Commission’s emphasis on tackling consumer PFAS uses (cosmetics, waterproof clothing...) but indicating a far weaker approach on industrial sources of pollution.
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/05/c...
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The work was featured in media outlets across Europe; it has won at least one award & been nominated for others:
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
The impacts have been far and wide, including prompting a new programme to empower rigorous journalism:
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/imp...
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
The impacts have been far and wide, including prompting a new programme to empower rigorous journalism:
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/imp...
The Forever Lobbying Project
The Forever Lobbying Project exposes the real cost of PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.
foreverpollution.eu
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The work was featured in media outlets across Europe; it has won at least one award & been nominated for others:
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
The impacts have been far and wide, including prompting a new programme to empower rigorous journalism:
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/imp...
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
The impacts have been far and wide, including prompting a new programme to empower rigorous journalism:
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/imp...
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It has been exactly one year since launch of #ForeverLobbying Project & our own Chemical Reaction report.
Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban.
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban.
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
It has been exactly one year since launch of #ForeverLobbying Project & our own Chemical Reaction report.
Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban.
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban.
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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The Digital Omnibus has received massive push-back from civil society.
📢 Now it is time for the European Parliament and national governments to stand up to stop this dangerous proposal and defend hard-won rights.
📢 Now it is time for the European Parliament and national governments to stand up to stop this dangerous proposal and defend hard-won rights.
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The Digital Omnibus has received massive push-back from civil society.
📢 Now it is time for the European Parliament and national governments to stand up to stop this dangerous proposal and defend hard-won rights.
📢 Now it is time for the European Parliament and national governments to stand up to stop this dangerous proposal and defend hard-won rights.
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But while our digital rights are on the line, under the radar, Meta is cosying up to the far right.
Since the start of the parliamentary mandate, Meta has met 38 times with far-right MEPs.
The far right + Big Tech axis is real — and it’s dangerous.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Since the start of the parliamentary mandate, Meta has met 38 times with far-right MEPs.
The far right + Big Tech axis is real — and it’s dangerous.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe Observatory
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ...
corporateeurope.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
But while our digital rights are on the line, under the radar, Meta is cosying up to the far right.
Since the start of the parliamentary mandate, Meta has met 38 times with far-right MEPs.
The far right + Big Tech axis is real — and it’s dangerous.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Since the start of the parliamentary mandate, Meta has met 38 times with far-right MEPs.
The far right + Big Tech axis is real — and it’s dangerous.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
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This isn’t about “cutting red tape". It’s about cutting rights.
🧐 Seven out of the eight proposals that we examined, that would severely damage people's rights, are closely tailored to key Big Tech lobby demands.
This will weaken privacy and AI accountability while increasing Big Tech's power.
🧐 Seven out of the eight proposals that we examined, that would severely damage people's rights, are closely tailored to key Big Tech lobby demands.
This will weaken privacy and AI accountability while increasing Big Tech's power.
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This isn’t about “cutting red tape". It’s about cutting rights.
🧐 Seven out of the eight proposals that we examined, that would severely damage people's rights, are closely tailored to key Big Tech lobby demands.
This will weaken privacy and AI accountability while increasing Big Tech's power.
🧐 Seven out of the eight proposals that we examined, that would severely damage people's rights, are closely tailored to key Big Tech lobby demands.
This will weaken privacy and AI accountability while increasing Big Tech's power.
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🎁 Just before the holidays, the EU Commission granted Big Tech its Christmas wish-list: an unprecedented attack on our digital rights.
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe Observatory
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ...
corporateeurope.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
🎁 Just before the holidays, the EU Commission granted Big Tech its Christmas wish-list: an unprecedented attack on our digital rights.
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Great explainer. Watch out for more coming next week!
What is #lobbying — and why should you care?
This new video series breaks down how power, influence, and politics really work behind the scenes.
Watch the first episode with @marcellablues.bsky.social and follow along as we unpack lobbying and its impact on everyday life.
This new video series breaks down how power, influence, and politics really work behind the scenes.
Watch the first episode with @marcellablues.bsky.social and follow along as we unpack lobbying and its impact on everyday life.
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Great explainer. Watch out for more coming next week!
If you speak 🇵🇹 check out our new op ed in @publico.pt together with Zero.ong on #PFAS
O lobbying eterno da indústria das substâncias químicas eternas
The forever lobbying of the forever chemical industry
www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
O lobbying eterno da indústria das substâncias químicas eternas
The forever lobbying of the forever chemical industry
www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
O lobbying eterno da indústria das substâncias químicas eternas
A proibição das PFAS pela União Europeia continua a ser uma esperança distante. E há sinais preocupantes de que os reguladores estão a tentar aliviar a responsabilidade da indústria.
www.publico.pt
January 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
If you speak 🇵🇹 check out our new op ed in @publico.pt together with Zero.ong on #PFAS
O lobbying eterno da indústria das substâncias químicas eternas
The forever lobbying of the forever chemical industry
www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
O lobbying eterno da indústria das substâncias químicas eternas
The forever lobbying of the forever chemical industry
www.publico.pt/2026/01/12/a...
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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.
Watch to find out more
Watch to find out more
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.
Watch to find out more
Watch to find out more
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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-...
8/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
8/8
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 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-...
8/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
8/8
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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-...
7/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
7/8
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
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-...
7/8
www.fidra.org.uk/news/use-of-...
7/8
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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-...
6/8
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