Together, we’re building a future where everyone can choose safe, sustainable period products - free from toxic chemicals.
#ToxicFreePeriods #EnvironmenstrualWeek

🗣️ Powerful discussions, media coverage, and thousands joining the call to end toxic chemicals in period care for good.
We’ve reached a tipping point - and this is just the beginning.

Panelists include Susie Hewson MBE (Founder, Natracare), Dr Karen Joash (Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Kathrin Schilling (Assistant Professor), and Josie Cohen (Pesticide Action Network UK), chaired by Helen Lynn from Wen - #EnvironmenstrualWeek #ToxicFreePeriods

With over 75,000 signatures, we’ve shown that the public demands change.
Now it’s over to the government to act.
Find out more and add your voice:

As a citizen, you can add your voice to the call urging European leaders to commit to a toxic free Europe and make taking action against toxic chemicals in our nature, air, water and bodies an urgent priority

📝 action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-01...

@wemoveeurope.bsky.social #ToxicFreeFuture

The EU is at a critical crossroads, revising a future-proof REACH and adopting an ambitious universal PFAS restriction

Today, more than 100 organisations launched the #StopPFAS manifesto, urging EU leaders to support a universal PFAS restriction – not just partial bans

banpfasmanifesto.org/en/

💚 Reason for hope - Regulation works:

@ylaleena.bsky.social Executive Director of the @eea.europa.eu, who had previously tested her blood with @eeb.org, showed a decline in PFAS levels, reflecting trends observed among the European population for restricted PFAS.

💡 Why it matters?

PFAS contamination spares no one - people or the planet

New “replacement” PFAS keep building up, proving partial
bans aren’t enough

’Cleanup could cost the EU €2 trillion over 20 years - prevention is far cheaper

#PFAS #StopPFAS #EU #PublicHealth

foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/

🔎 Findings briefly:

- Between three and eight PFAS chemicals were detected in the blood of all EU officials tested

- Half of EU leaders tested exceed levels linked to health risks

- Six PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFDA & PFUnDA) are already regulated in Europe - yet still found in their blood