Cancer-causing Dioxins and PCBs Threaten the Food Supply and Human Health Globally

Cancer-causing Dioxins and PCBs Threaten the Food Supply and Human Health Globally

2 June 2022, GOTHENBURG / PRAGUE / NAIROBI / JAKARTA / YAOUNDÉ / ACCRA / LIBREVILLE / BANGKOK / MONTEVIDEO / CHISINAU / SAN FRANCISCO / BEIJING / DAKAR – A new review of data...

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Chemical health hazards found in plastic products from 11 African and Arabic countries

Chemical health hazards found in plastic products from 11 African and Arabic countries

A new report finds that many toys and other products made from recycled plastic sold in Africa and Arabic countries contain dioxins at levels equivalent to hazardous waste....

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Hazardous chemicals in plastic products

Hazardous chemicals in plastic products

Brominated flame retardants in consumer products made of recycled plastic from eleven Arabic and African countries. Both the environment in Africa and the Arabic region and the...

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Kenya

 B049521Kenya is a country located on the east coast of Africa, and it is the cradle of nature and environmental conservation. In addition to well-known national parks and wildlife, it also hosts a number of sites polluted by waste and toxic substances. One of the most infamous places is the Dandora dumpsite in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. And this is where the cooperation between Arnika and Kenyan NGOs began. In 2004, a sample of hen's eggs were taken and sent to Czech laboratories for analysis for toxic substances, and the Kenyan government thus obtained the first specific data on dioxins in Kenya.

Since then, Arnika has coordinated several projects in which, together with Kenyan partners, we have mapped toxic substances such as dioxins, brominated flame retardants, and mercury not only in pollution hot spots, but also in cosmetic creams.

Most of the projects were made possible by the international network of civil society organizations IPEN and, in recent years, also by the support of the Swedish government.

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