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Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are chemical substances present in many products of daily life, which interact with the hormonal system and can disrupt its proper functioning. There is a growing interest in understanding EDs and progress has been made on both the scientific and regulatory side, but the topic remains of high concern at decision-making and societal levels because of the challenges it still poses. This paper provides a desk-research based overview of the key moments of the (scientific and ...

This study, commissioned by the PETI Committee of the European Parliament, presents the scientific knowledge regarding the health effects of endocrine disruptors, a class of hazards recognized in EU regulation since 1999. This report reviews the scientific evidence regarding the concept of endocrine disruption, the extent of exposure, associated health effects and costs. The existing relevant EU regulations are discussed and recommendations made to better protect human health.

On 4 October 2017, the European Parliament voted to object to the European Commission's draft regulation setting out criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors in the area of plant protection products (PPPs). The vote followed the Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) backing a motion for resolution to reject the criteria. The Commission says it needs now to reflect on the next steps to take.

On 4 July 2017, the European Commission's Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SC PAFF), made up of experts from the EU Member States, voted on the Commission's draft regulation setting out criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors in the area of plant protection products (PPPs). The vote was preceded by several meetings in which the Commission presented revised versions of its drafts. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU now have three months to examine the agreed ...

Food contact materials

Sracfhéachaint 27-09-2016

Food is considered to be one of the most important sources of human exposure to chemicals. The safety of materials coming into contact with food should therefore be carefully evaluated, as chemicals from these can migrate into food. The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has drafted an own-initiative report highlighting the problems related to the implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation, and this is due to be debated during the ...

Endocrine disruptors are substances that interfere with the functioning of hormones, with potentially harmful effects on health. A wide range of chemicals are suspected of being responsible for endocrine-disrupting activity. Defining scientific criteria for their identification is highly complex and has important repercussions for a wide range of stakeholders. There is a lack of consensus among both scientists and regulators. Work on the issue has been conducted at EU and international level. The ...

EU policy on endocrine disruptors

Sracfhéachaint 07-03-2013

Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are substances that disturb the functioning of hormones, and are associated with various human health problems, including reduced fertility and reproductive abnormalities. EDs can act at very low doses and are especially dangerous during pregnancy and in infancy.

This report summarises the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Endocrine Disruptors and Health, held at the European Parliament in Brussels, on Tuesday 18 September 2012. The aim of the workshop was to better understand the impacts of endocrine disruptors on health and to provide input into the ongoing policy discussions at EU-level. The workshop was hosted and chaired by MEP Åsa Westlund (S&D, SE), Rapporteur for the Parliament’s own initiative report on the “Protection of public health ...

Endocrine disruptors are substances that disturb the functioning of hormones and have negative effects on human health and wildlife. Despite intense research efforts, there are still major gaps in understanding of endocrine disruption phenomena.

Executive Summary This study assesses the health benefits of strict ‘cut-off criteria’ on human health in relation to the proposal for a Regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (COM(2006) 388). The Common Position text provides that active substances classified as carcinogen, mutagen or toxic for reproduction category 1 or 2 (CMR 1 & 2), or substances considered to have endocrine disrupting properties (ED) on the basis of internationally agreed test guidelines ...