Protecting people and the planet from toxic chemicals is a shared responsibility. Join the movement. Sign the Common Statement: https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Keeping the momentum going means looking beyond plastic waste. Many everyday plastics contain toxic chemicals like phthalates and bisphenols. Explore IPEN-supported reports on their health risks and why stronger action is needed. 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/IZKL50Zvwob

A UN Food and Agriculture Organization assessment urges rigorous risk evaluation for recycled plastic used in food contact materials, Quality Assurance & Food Safety reports. Without better decontamination, hazardous chemicals can migrate into food. 🔗 https://ow.ly/zyxY50Zvwsz

The Global Framework on Chemicals represents an important opportunity to reduce pollution, prevent exposure to harmful chemicals, and protect future generations. ✍️ Sign the Civil Society Common Statement today: https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Plastic Free July may be ending, but the fight against plastic pollution continues. From toxic chemicals in plastics to the need for a strong global Plastics Treaty, there's still much to learn, and even more to do. Explore IPEN's FAQs on plastics and chemicals: https://ow.ly/bYIh50Zvlal

Join organizations across the globe in signing the Global Framework on Chemicals Common Statement and demonstrate your commitment to protecting health and safeguarding the environment. ✍️ Add your organization's name: https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

A new study detected short-chain PFAS "forever chemicals" leaching from children's plush toys during mouthing behavior, News Medical reports. The findings reveal another hidden pathway of PFAS exposure through everyday products. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/IH9E50ZtReN

Global commitments need real action. Support the Global Framework on Chemicals by signing the Civil Society Common Statement. ✍️ Sign on today: https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Plastic pollution threatens human health and the environment. Join Health Care Without Harm Asia for a webinar on health-centered solutions through a One Health approach. 📅 July 30 🕘 9am PHT / 3am CEST 🔗 bit.ly/HCWHSignaWebinar

Join organizations worldwide calling for stronger action on chemicals and waste. ✍️ Sign the Global Framework on Chemicals Common Statement. https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Despite the Philippines' lead paint ban, the EcoWaste Coalition found 11 more imported spray paints exceeding the legal lead limit, with levels as high as 95,600 ppm. The findings highlight the need for stronger import controls. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/ZtXB50ZrW96

EcoWaste Coalition Discovers 11 More Spray Paints with Lead Content in Violation of the Lead Paint Ban

Laboratory tests detect lead up to 95,600 ppm in imported paints sold online 22 July 2026, Quezon City. Despite the existing Chemical Control Order (CCO)

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Protect communities from toxic threats. Support the Global Framework on Chemicals by signing the Common Statement. ✍️ https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

The Global Framework on Chemicals offers an important path toward safer chemicals management worldwide. Add your support to the Common Statement and help keep momentum moving forward. ✍️ Sign here: https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Communities in the Dominican Republic are opposing mining to protect water resources, EL PAÍS reports. // Comunidades en República Dominicana se oponen a la minería para proteger el agua. 🔗 Read more / Leer más: https://ow.ly/tYjS50ZmNuQ

Together, civil society can help shape a safer future. Sign your organization's support for the Global Framework on Chemicals Common Statement. ✍️ https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

POPs are toxic chemicals that persist in the environment and build up over time. In 2025, IPEN helped secure new global bans on harmful POPs and supported stronger protections worldwide. 🔗 Learn more at ipen.org

Let's help create a future free from toxic threats. Sign the Global Framework on Chemicals Common Statement today. ✍️ https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Healthy people need healthy environments. Support stronger global action on harmful chemicals by signing the Global Framework on Chemicals Common Statement. ✍️ https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

As reported by The Conversation ES, as much as 65% of municipal solid waste is openly burned in low- and middle-income countries. Burning plastic releases toxic chemicals and can create new toxic chemicals that contaminate food, air, and water. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/bvNP50ZmMML

The Global Framework on Chemicals needs strong support. Add your voice by signing the Common Statement and help build a healthier, toxics-free future. ✍️ Sign on: https://bit.ly/GFCSTATEMENT

Artisanal gold mining in the Congo is driving widespread mercury use, exposing miners and nearby communities to toxic contamination. Opinion Publique reports mercury used to extract gold is often released into the air and waterways during informal processing. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/W26n50ZmM0p

Artisanal and small scale gold mining is the leading source of global mercury pollution. In 2025, IPEN brought new data on mercury exposure in Indigenous communities to the Minamata Convention, supporting stronger global action. 🔗 Learn more at ipen.org

Health specialists in El Salvador warn endocrine-disrupting chemicals in consumer products may increase cancer risks, Infobae reports. // Especialistas en El Salvador alertan sobre disruptores endocrinos y su posible vínculo con un mayor riesgo de cáncer. 🔗 https://ow.ly/tvtV50ZmqJz

🚨Final Annual Report Highlight! In 2025, IPEN continued to raise awareness about how toxic chemicals affect women’s health. This includes work focused on health impacts to support stronger protections for those most affected. 📄 Read the full report: https://ipen.org/about/reports-and-financials/

After years of dedicated leadership, Pamela Miller stepped down as IPEN Co Chair in 2025. Her work helped grow IPEN's global network and advance action on toxic chemicals worldwide. Thank you, Pam! 💙 📄 Read more in the 2025 Annual Report: https://ipen.org/about/reports-and-financials/

PFAS have become a growing focus of global efforts to protect human health and the environment. As awareness of these chemicals continues to grow, so does the momentum for stronger international action. 🔗 Learn more: https://ipen.org

🚨Annual Report Highlight! In 2025, IPEN’s work reached global audiences and informed international discussions on toxic chemicals. Media coverage helped elevate key issues and bring wider attention to the need for stronger protections. 📄 Read the Annual Report for more: https://ow.ly/wSK250ZknIu

IPEN and Beyond Plastics have warned that chemical recycling is a dirty, polluting technology. Now, yet another chemical recycling plant is being shut down following numerous environmental safety violations. Read more from Beyond Plastics: https://ow.ly/RYv950ZkiFR

Mining for minerals used in electronics contributed to deforestation that carved the path for the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Guardian reports. The story highlights links between resource extraction and disease risk. 🔗 https://ow.ly/RAuY50Zk7Oz

An EL PAÍS photo essay reports water contamination affecting Indigenous Warao communities in Venezuela’s Orinoco region, linked to oil extraction & illegal mining. Un reportaje de EL PAÍS informa de contaminación del agua que afecta a los Warao en el Orinoco venezolano. 🔗 https://ow.ly/XvKA50ZhVam

‘Wirinoko’: el agua envenenada que amenaza la vida de los warao en el Orinoco venezolano

El Delta del río Orinoco acumula décadas de contaminación petrolera, minera e industrial que destruyen el modo de vida de este pueblo indígena cuya supervivencia depende por completo del agua

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