Partners of the Projects LIFE ChemBee, ToxFree LIFE For All and INTERREG NonHazCity 3 cordially invite you to Brussels to join our conference and share research evidence on consumer exposure to harmful chemicals in various settings, pilot case studies and examples on how to work toward detoxifying our direct living environment. Keynotes and panels will discuss and propose chemicals policy changes to ensure that the health of Europeans is protected from hazardous substances in their everyday lives.
Schedule
| Time | Sessioon | Performers and details |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome and Registration (Coffee) | — |
| 9:45 | Welcome from Project Leaders and Funder(s) | Manuel Montero Ramirez, CINEA Project Advisor |
| 10:10 | Health implications – EDCs exposure from our indoor environments (DETOXED) | Aleksandra Rutkowska |
| 10:30 | The current systematic flaws of chemicals regulation | Prof. Martin Scheringer, ETH Zurich and Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia |
| 11:15 | Panel 1 – CONSUMER MATTERS: Informed Consumer Choice – not so easy and not for everyone? The CheckED app provides compelling evidence that consumers are eager to make healthier choices, opting for green products and transforming their homes to be toxics-free. Yet, our reach is still limited to a fraction of EU citizens. What does it take to detoxify the majority of European homes? | Moderator: Heidrun Fammler, BEF GermanyPanelists:• Susana Fonseca (ZERO), Portugal• Maria Hammarling (Swedish Consumer Association SCA), Sweden• Martin Hojsík (Renew Europe, Slovakia) – Policy uptake |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch break | — |
| 12:45 | The current regulatory framework gaps from the consumers’ associations perspective | Pelle Moos (BEUC) |
| 13:15 | Panel 2 – The Consumer Mandate: Evidence for Comprehensive Chemical Bans in the EU Policy Consumers urgently need and want access to safe products, yet harmful substances are still alarmingly present in everyday items. What should be the priority for the upcoming revision of EU chemicals legislation? | Moderator: Karolina Brabcova, Arnika (CZ)Panelists:• Thomas Jakl, Deputy Director General, Austrian Environment Ministry (AT)• Emese Gulyás PhD, Tudatos Vásárlók Egyesülete (Association of Conscious Consumers), Hungary• Dr. Milena Horvat, Head of Environmental Sciences, Institut Jožef Stefan, Slovenia• Paul Speight, Head of Unit Safe & Sustainable Chemicals (ENV.C.4) |
| 14:00 | Panel 3 – Tox-free by Design: Phasing Out Harmful Substances from Construction Materials This session explores hazardous chemicals in building materials and their health and policy implications. Discussion of NHC3 project results, the Swedish BVB system, ecolabels, product markings, and transparency. | Moderator: Eugeniy Lobanov, Coalition Clean Baltic, SwedenPanelists:• Mecki Naschke, World Future Council Foundation, Germany• Grazvydas Jegelevicius, BEF Lithuania• Ilze Neimane, Ecodesign Competence Center, Latvia• Outi Ilvonen, UBA, Germany |
| 15:30 | Poster Presentations and Coffee break | — |
| 16:00 | Closing remarks | — |
| 16:30 | End of the event | — |
