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"A new analysis exposes how the American and European pesticide industry is using ongoing EU-US trade negotiations to lower human health and environmental standards in order to increase trade in toxic pesticides. A new study by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Lowest Common Denominator: How the EU-US trade deal threatens to lower standards of protection from toxic pesticides, tracks how CropLife America and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) propose to use the ongoing Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations to lower levels of protection in the EU relative to those in the US. If adopted, the pesticide industry proposal would increase the amount of pesticide residue on food sold to consumers in Europe; allow the use of carcinogens, endocrine (hormone) disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and others toxic pesticides; and interfere with efforts to protect bees and other pollinators to safeguard food supplies for future generations."

"This report deals with the challenges, risks and possibilities of nanotechnology. Current discussions on defining nanomaterials, the lack of knowledge of the presence of products containing nanomaterials currently on the global markets, and some regulatory initiatives for the management of nanomaterials internationally, regionally, and nationally are addressed. The special needs and challenges for developing countries and economies in transition are touched upon. The intention is not to give a complete and in-depth review of the current status in the field of science and regulation of nanomaterials, rather to give the Swedish and international public, and decision makers, an overview in the topic. It can aid decision makers in finding the right priorities, without defining the exact actions to take. Based on the report, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, however, does reflect on some concrete actions to be taken by Swedish decision makers. This is reflected only in the preface of the report."

"Tens of millions of workers are exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace every day. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), approximately four workers die every minute as the result of working in an unsafe or unhealthy workplace. The electronics industry is no exception as it uses toxic substances throughout its lifecycle. Cases from around the world have brought to light the extent to which electronics workers are exposed to toxic chemicals at work. These cases have implicated governments and companies in the world's richest and poorest countries along the lifecycle of electronic goods – from the extraction of raw materials to the manufacture of electronic components and products, to recycling and recovery operations.
A common denominator across many of these cases of workers' exposure to hazardous substances is the lack or inadequacy of information. In the context of the large volumes of hazardous substances used by workers in various industries, providing adequate information is essential to help prevent risks, mitigate harms, conduct research on safer alternatives, and to provide an effective remedy. In these circumstances, information is fundamental to the enjoyment of human rights – in essence a right unto itself and an enabler of other human rights. ..."