Major reforms were announced today that could rapidly reduce chemical pollution. NGOs gave the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability a warm welcome having warned for years that action is needed against a serious and growing threat. Jack Hunter explains. Plans for the biggest upgrade of chemical safety laws in over a decade were announced by the European Commission today.  Europe already has the world’s strictest chemical safety laws, but they are slow, poorly implemented and failing to curb rising chemical production and pollution, most of it toxic. … Continue reading Chemical detox plan for Europe announced