18 Oct 2022 --- The European Commission (EC) is set to capitulate to industry demands that it postpone long-awaited plans to enforce a ban on hazardous chemicals such as PFAS, bisphenol and PVC, according to a draft working document leaked from the EC. Major chemical producers say the postponement is necessary given ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. The European Environment Bureau (EBB) is decrying the decision and says industry lobbyists have used the energy crisis as a “smokescreen” to force a U-turn away from needed environmental and public health legislation.
