Are the Chemical Industry’s Interests Taking Precedence Over People’s Lives in Europe?
▻http://multinationales.org/Are-the-Chemical-Industry-s-Interests-Taking-Precedence-Over-People
The #european_union has still not regulated usage of endocrine disruptors, chemical substances with colossal health impacts utilized in many common consumer products. Yet endocrine disruptors are the source of many disorders: birth defects, cancers and obesity. This regulatory delay, which has just been condemned by the European justice system, owes nothing to accident. The chemical industries - manufacturers of pesticides and plastics - are #Lobbying intensively and hamper any serious (...)
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