Posted 12/28/2023, 3:05:00 AM
EU Hindered on Health Reforms by Industry Lobbying and Cocaine Trafficking Concerns
- EU attempts to lower limits on benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, were thwarted by fuel industry lobbying
- Pharma lobbyists intervened to undermine a critical European Parliament report on the drug market
- EU proposed alliance between ports to combat rampant cocaine trafficking
- Parliament debates jeopardized customized cancer treatments made in hospitals
- WHO official Climate talks would have greater urgency if framed as "health negotiations" rather than just environmental