On 15 March 2021, the Council of the European Union approved the conclusions on the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, adopted by the European Commission in October 2020 (read more about it in the previous issue of the EuChemS’ Brussels News Updates (BNU)).

This strategy is part of the European Union’s toxic free environment by 2050, as announced in the European Green Deal. This new strategy for chemicals sets the long-term vision for the EU chemicals policy and aims to ban the most harmful chemicals in consumer products and to phase-out hazardous chemicals that affect vulnerable groups.

In its conclusions, the Council supports the European Commission in implementing the actions laid down in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Council emphasised the necessity to limit exposure to endocrine disruptors and to reduce the harmful effects of chemical mixtures.

Read more about the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in the press release of the Council of the European Union.