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wed. 26 Feb.

12h30-13h30

Health and environment: What is the European Union doing to meet the challenge of chemical substances?

For many years, chemicals have been part of our daily lives and are found in most of our consumer products. Some of these substances are for example used as additives in Plastics. They can be released to the environment or end up in our body via food, our skin or the air we breathe. They can also prove to be carcinogenic, alter our genetic heritage or our fertility.

But are these substances used safely? The consumer's right to know applies to "solid objects", such as electronic devices, shoes, toys or even clothing.

The European Union acts on several fronts to protect citizens and REACH legislation is probably one of the most advanced legislation in terms of management of chemical substances. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) also plays a central role and intends to promote the protection of human health and the environment as well as innovation and competitiveness.

The Luxembourg Office of the European Parliament, The Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg and The European Consumer Center Luxembourg have the pleasure of inviting you to listen and ask your questions to Ms. Laurène Chochois and Ms. Oona Freudenthal of the Helpdesk reach
CLP Luxembourg, managed by The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, which will also introduce you to the SCAN4CHEM application: a new mobile application intended to identify the presence of substances of very high concern in consumer articles.

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The presentation will take place in French. Questions can be asked in German, English and Luxembourgish.
A sandwich-lunch will be offered to you by The Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg before The conference.
Please register by email [email protected] or by phone at +352 4301 34925
Automagically translated from French