https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Fewer sex toys than children's toys contain toxic chemicals, a Swedish agency has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20170123/why-sex-toys-are-safer-than-kids-toys Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:47:48 +0100 why-sex-toys-are-safer-than-kids-toys Chemicals banned by the EU have ended up in food sold in Sweden, an investigation for a new book, Miljödieten (The Environmental Diet), in collaboration with Sveriges Radio show Ekot has revealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20160322/worlds-most-dangerous-pesticides-found-in-swedish-food Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:00:30 +0100 worlds-most-dangerous-pesticides-found-in-swedish-food Sweden's environment minister is on the war path and threatening to sue the European Commission for dragging its feet on the issue of harmful chemicals in clothes and beauty products. https://www.thelocal.se/20140226/sweden-threatens-to-sue-the-eu-over-chemicals Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:28:00 +0100 sweden-threatens-to-sue-the-eu-over-chemicals Swedish fashion giant H&M has committed to phasing out the use of all hazardous chemicals in making their clothes following a Greenpeace campaign urging them to "detox" their production. https://www.thelocal.se/20110920/36250 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:32:00 +0200 36250 A 41-year-old woman died in a collision with a tanker on road 56 north of Västerås in central Sweden on Friday morning. The crash has left ammonia leaking from the tanker and nearby properties have been evacuated. https://www.thelocal.se/20090102/16684 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:10:00 +0100 16684 Björn Borg men's briefs have been found to contain shockingly high levels of a toxic chemical banned in the EU. https://www.thelocal.se/20080819/13796 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:45:00 +0200 13796 Shareholders in Swedish-Dutch chemicals and paints group Akzo Nobel on Monday approved the company's proposed takeover of British peer ICI. https://www.thelocal.se/20071105/9006 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:14:00 +0100 9006 Värmland's county administrative board has reported Akzo Nobel to the police after a quantity of lye leaked from a boat into an enclosed bay in Hammarö. https://www.thelocal.se/20070814/8185 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:27:00 +0200 8185 Dutch-Swedish chemicals group Akzo Nobel said Monday it had made a new takeover offer for British rival Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), valuing the company at 8.0 billion pounds (111 billion kronor, $16.3 billion). https://www.thelocal.se/20070806/8109 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:19:00 +0200 8109