Experts at the press conference presenting the statement (from left to right: Ethel Eljarrat, Carme Valls, Elena Codina, Marta Beltran, Nicolás Olea, Elena Carreras and Rosa García) / Rezero.
In the last decades, there has been an increase in exposure to a wide diversity of chemical materials and substances, present in such common consumer products as food, packaging, kitchen utensils, textiles, plastics, cleaning and hygiene items, among others. We are surrounded by petroleum derivatives and toxic products for the environment and human health.
Now, more than seventy Spanish professionals in the field of science and health have presented the Statement for a Future without Toxins, an initiative promoted by the Rezero Foundation, that demands urgent actions in the face of alarming exposure to toxic substances derived from plastic and other everyday products.
This statement includes the implementation of the precautionary principle in the regulation, design, and manufacturing of products, transparency of information on the composition of articles, and evaluation of the risk of exposure to people and the environment.
“It is highly difficult to raise awareness among the population, because this toxicity is not visible and does not have an immidiate effect”, explains Ethel Eljarrat, IDAEA director and signatory of the statement. “The toxic pollution is cumulative. The problem with persistent pollutants is that there is a presence of toxins banned years ago. We don’t know what we will find in a few years, therefore, the precautionary principle is necessary.”
Scientists all over the world have been warning that the human health protection mechanisms established until now are insufficient. There are multiple papers and scientific evidence that show the presence of toxic substances in the organism of humans. This continuous exposure might cause adverse effects like endocrine disruption, neurodevelopment problems, diabetes and cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
Nota de prensa (ESP)
Nota de premsa (CAT)
Rezero Comunicació
Experts at the press conference presenting the statement (from left to right: Ethel Eljarrat, Carme Valls, Elena Codina, Marta Beltran, Nicolás Olea, Elena Carreras and Rosa García) / Rezero.
In the last decades, there has been an increase in exposure to a wide diversity of chemical materials and substances, present in such common consumer products as food, packaging, kitchen utensils, textiles, plastics, cleaning and hygiene items, among others. We are surrounded by petroleum derivatives and toxic products for the environment and human health.
Now, more than seventy Spanish professionals in the field of science and health have presented the Statement for a Future without Toxins, an initiative promoted by the Rezero Foundation, that demands urgent actions in the face of alarming exposure to toxic substances derived from plastic and other everyday products.
This statement includes the implementation of the precautionary principle in the regulation, design, and manufacturing of products, transparency of information on the composition of articles, and evaluation of the risk of exposure to people and the environment.
“It is highly difficult to raise awareness among the population, because this toxicity is not visible and does not have an immidiate effect”, explains Ethel Eljarrat, IDAEA director and signatory of the statement. “The toxic pollution is cumulative. The problem with persistent pollutants is that there is a presence of toxins banned years ago. We don’t know what we will find in a few years, therefore, the precautionary principle is necessary.”
Scientists all over the world have been warning that the human health protection mechanisms established until now are insufficient. There are multiple papers and scientific evidence that show the presence of toxic substances in the organism of humans. This continuous exposure might cause adverse effects like endocrine disruption, neurodevelopment problems, diabetes and cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
Nota de prensa (ESP)
Nota de premsa (CAT)
Rezero Comunicació
