"The global consumption of industrially produced chemicals has skyrocketed in recent decades. A large number of industrial chemicals are known to cause harm to our environment and our health. Substances that cause cancer or reproductive disorders, endocrine disrupters, allergens and numerous other hazardous chemicals are widespread in consumer products, air, soil, water, food, and living organisms. Currently the EU is in the process of developing a new strategy on chemicals, since the current legislation is marred by a large number of serious backlogs and inadequacies. The current chemicals policy fails to address several core principles enshrined in EU policy, as set out in the Treaty. The precautionary principle is not adequately reflected. The chemicals policy does not contribute towards enabling Member States to meet international conventions, and finally, there is a widespread violation of the right to information and participation in the EU chemicals policy as we see it today. As a result there are worrying signs of increasing risks to people and their environment. "
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