👉🏻 Here is what the EU Commission should do to come to grips with the REACH revision: chemsec.org/reach-revisi...

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💬 ”We need a chemicals legislation that lives up to the standards citizens expect. A modernisation and simplification of REACH is urgent to better protect EU citizens, human health and the environment and to improve our competitiveness”, Swedish Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari said.

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🌱 The 10 countries made a strong call that a revised REACH must strengthen the protection of citizens and the environment. They voiced the need to make it more efficient and modern — not only a simplification for industry.

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🇸🇪 This week, Sweden together with France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Austria and Slovakia took a stand in the EU Environment Council.

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🎙️ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
↳ Dr Hans Peter Arp, Professor at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
↳ Dr Agathe Bour, Ecotoxicologist at Goodpoint
↳ Dr Hanna Holmquist, Senior Toxicologist at ChemSec

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𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:
✅ Which new chemicals have been added to the SIN list — and why
✅ The methodology behind selecting these substances
✅ Why adding these chemicals and hazard classes to the SIN List is important

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💰 The Investor Initiative on Hazardous Chemicals (IIHC) is a global, investor-led initiative focused on reducing the risks of hazardous chemicals. It brings together 70+ institutional investors with $18 trillion under management or advice.

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💬 “Legal predictability is key for major institutional investors. Opening up for emission control discussions instead of a phase-out, and reducing the scope of uses, provides neither clarity nor the necessary high ambition”, says Caroline Sundin, member of the Investor Initiative IIHC.

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𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
↳ As long as your car is registered, you’re free to drive. A driving test is only required if others can provide overwhelming proof that you’re unsafe behind the wheel.

🤔 What do you think??

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𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘀
↳ Instead of banning cars without brakes, authorities will simply require drivers to “reduce” the number of crashes over time.

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𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
↳ Drunk driving remains banned, except for “essential” trips — such as getting home from a bar.

𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
↳ Car manufacturers no longer need to crash-test vehicles. They simply declare them “safe by design.”

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But here’s where it falls short:

⚠️ Member States have until 2039 (with possible extensions to 2045) to comply

⚠️ Only 25 PFAS total are now included on the list, not the 100+ recommended by scientists

⚠️ No strong framework to make polluters pay

⚠️ Chemical mixtures are still being largely ignored

Here’s the good news:

✅ New hazardous substances were added to the list of water pollutants, including TFA, Bisphenol A, certain pesticides and some pharmaceuticals

✅ Mandatory testing will begin for the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)