Many European companies active in the production of chemical products have ignored the regulations related to the production of safe products, and among these companies, the names of well-known brands such as Bayer, Michelin, Andesa, Merck, Dove Chemical and Oreal, which in the pharmaceutical industry, produce cosmetic products It can be seen that health, food and rubber production are active.

In order to increase the level of their production, these companies have disobeyed European regulations and used millions of tons of illegal chemicals.

According to Björn Hansen, director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), out of a total of 700 chemical products produced throughout Europe that have been examined by this agency, more than two-thirds of them endanger human health and pose a threat to the environment of this continent. are considered

According to this agency, at least 654 companies across Europe have ignored the so-called REACH (registration, evaluation, licensing and restrictions on the use of chemicals) regulations, which are required to protect human health and the environment.

In this way, 71% of the chemical products produced in this continent have been sent to the markets while either there was a defect in the process of their testing and testing before entering the market, or there was a defect in providing information about their possible risks.