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Toxic Toys Threaten Children's Healthy Development. Experts Tested Plastic Products in Kenya

Toxic Toys Threaten Children's Healthy Development. Experts Tested Plastic Products in Kenya

NAIROBI/PRAGUE - A new study by a coalition of toxic substances experts has revealed dangerous chemicals in children's toys sold in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The report...

Children May Have Found Toys Containing Toxic Substances Under the Christmas Tree

Children May Have Found Toys Containing Toxic Substances Under the Christmas Tree

Hormone-disrupting substances can be found in products for children. Despite relatively strict legislation, dolls, toy cars, or building sets can still contain harmful chemicals.

Banned but still being sold. Testing in Serbia reveals plastic goods full of dangerous phthalates

Banned but still being sold. Testing in Serbia reveals plastic goods full of dangerous phthalates

BELGRADE - Even when strict regulations are introduced on toxic substances in consumer goods, these can still be present and pose a threat to public health, as showed by a recent...

Disappointed, not surprised: UN’s Plastics Treaty postponed for now

Disappointed, not surprised: UN’s Plastics Treaty postponed for now

Negotiations on the UN Global Plastics Treaty in Busan, South Korea, adjourned at 3 a.m. on Monday without reaching a consensus on key issues. The document will now require...

Consumer Organizations Demand EU-wide Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products including Textiles Following Alarming Findings on Bisphenols

Consumer Organizations Demand EU-wide Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products including Textiles Following Alarming Findings on Bisphenols

The recent news about the presence of dangerous bisphenols in textiles, particularly women's underwear, has prompted several European NGOs and consumer groups to call for a...

The plastic crisis: Why global action is needed and what the upcoming UN treaty can change

The plastic crisis: Why global action is needed and what the upcoming UN treaty can change

Plastics can often be found where you would not expect to find them. They surround us when we are indoors, but also when we are outdoors. They are in consumer products, in the...

The war unearthed old environmental risks. Research on Kakhovka sediments reveals dangerous pollution in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

The war unearthed old environmental risks. Research on Kakhovka sediments reveals dangerous pollution in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA / PRAGUE - The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in 2023 not only caused widespread immediate disaster, but also exposed sediments full of toxic chemicals that had...

Toxic chemicals in underwear? Women are a high-risk group when looking for bisphenols in textiles

Toxic chemicals in underwear? Women are a high-risk group when looking for bisphenols in textiles

Recent laboratory tests conducted by Arnika, dTest, and consumer associations from Hungary, Austria, and Slovenia revealed shocking results. The tests found that one in three...

Good news: Emissions of hazardous substances in the Czech Republic have fallen significantly

Good news: Emissions of hazardous substances in the Czech Republic have fallen significantly

The Czech pollutant release and transfer register , IRZ (Integrovaný registr znečištění, ‘Integrated pollution register’) has been a valuable source of data about the country’s...

Toxic pollution of children’s products needs urgent EU action, NGOs warn

Toxic pollution of children’s products needs urgent EU action, NGOs warn

BRUSSELS - Children across Europe are threatened by daily exposure to toxic chemicals found in consumer products, show new findings by environmental and children’s rights...

New study reveals toxic eggs and massive pollution in Java. Experts call for strict Global Plastic Treaty

New study reveals toxic eggs and massive pollution in Java. Experts call for strict Global Plastic Treaty

JAKARTA/PRAGUE - Experts from Arnika (the Czech Republic) and Nexus3 Foundation (Indonesia) in cooperation with the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) have...

Report: Waste Incineration Drives the Triple Planetary Crisis

Report: Waste Incineration Drives the Triple Planetary Crisis

Incineration is an outdated, unsustainable method for waste disposal, as burning waste, especially plastics, produces dangerous air emissions and high amounts of toxic ash.