Documents Reveal US Government Campaign to Undermine EU Chemicals Policy

[Nambe]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/

A new report released today documents an ambitious, wide-ranging campaign by the US government to interfere with European Union efforts to reform chemical policy. The report provides new details about a story that broke today in the Wall Street Journal, entitled "U.S. Opposes EU Effort to Test Chemicals for Health Hazards."

The Journal story and the report released today by Environmental Health Fund are based on a series of internal government documents that lay out a multi-agency effort by the EPA, State Dept., Commerce Dept. and USTR to weaken EU chemical policy reforms on behalf of the chemical industry. ---

Also today, more than 70 health care organizations and environmental groups responded by calling on President Bush to stop using federal funds to try to weaken the European Union's new chemicals policy, which they hailed as an important international initiative to protect public health.

"We are writing to express our deep concerns about the United States government efforts to undermine proposed reforms of the European Union chemicals policy," states a letter to President Bush signed by a wide range of groups including the Massachusetts Nursing Association, Catholic Healthcare West, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Natural Resources Defense Council, World Wildlife Fund, Institute for Children's Environmental Health and Health Care Without Harm. ---

[ewagner]

1. Groan....

these guys never stop do they?

Another battle to be fought.........

[JPace]

2. "U.S. Opposes EU Effort to Test Chemicals for Health Hazards."

I have chemical sensitivities....the number
of people getting MCS (Multiple Chemical
Sensitivities) is growing rapidly.

If you go to an allergist he will test you
for allergies to grass, pollen, animal dander,
and many other things. But he will not test you
for chemical allergies.

Why? the implications are tremendous....if it
is proven that humans can become ill from and
develop allergies to chemicals it will open the
door for lawsuits and future regulations on the
use of chemicals.

The chemical industries (DOW, MONSANTO,& OTHERS)
and the petro chemical industries have much to
lose if this science goes forward.

The money and political pressure to stop
these tests from going forward will be
tremendous. But until the truth is finally
allowed to come forward, millions more will
become sick from overexposure to chemicals.

[salin]

3. US GOP uses POWER OF BIG GOVERNMENT to protect corps -

AGAIN. Isn't government supposed to serve the people? THis is all about trying to interfere in the sovereignty of other countries/organizations, in an attempt to stifle information that ultimately would make corporate sponsors not look so good, and perhaps force pressure on said specifici corporations to spend money in taking responsibility for their corporate actions.