WWF is a member of a coalition of organisations and pressure groups that has signed up to the following joint statement:

'People and wildlife across the globe, even the unborn, are contaminated with a cocktail of man-made chemicals which build up in the body and/or persist in the environment. This is unacceptable. Such chemicals must be phased out - whether or not they are currently known to be toxic. EU legislation currently being drafted presents an unprecedented opportunity for European Governments to protect us and our children from further contamination. This opportunity must not be wasted.

We urge the UK Government and MEPs, with other EU Member States, to put in place without delay new European legislation that eliminates the production, use and marketing of chemicals that build up in the body and/or persist in the environment.'

Baby Milk Action
www.babymilkaction.org

BEUC, the European Consumers' Organisation
www.beuc.org

European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)
www.epha.org/r/30

Friends of the Earth
www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/safer_chemicals

Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org.uk/toxics

International Society of Doctors for the Environment
www.isde.org

London Hazards Centre
www.lhc.org.uk

National Childbirth Trust
www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com

The National Federation of Women's Institutes
www.nfwi.org.uk

UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative
www.babyfriendly.org.uk

Women's Environmental Network
www.wen.org.uk