European Commission proposes strongly science-based criteria to identify endocrine disruptors, endorses WHO definition, and publishes impact assessment on EDC criteria
June 14, 2016
EDCs and reproductive aging
Animal study at National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark finds perinatal exposure to EDC mixtures leads to earlier reproductive aging in female rats
June 13, 2016
Commission breaches EU law and treaty
European Parliament passes resolution on endocrine disruptors and condemns Commission’s illegal delay in setting scientific criteria for EDCs
June 8, 2016
Insights into EU EDC debate
Articles in Le Monde report about industry-linked scientists advising the European Commission, present French Foreign Minister’s opinion on the EDC debate in the EU
June 8, 2016
Companies want protective EDC criteria
IKEA, H&M, COOP Denmark and other leading companies urge European Commission to adopt science-based EDC criteria that protect citizens’ health
June 6, 2016
Opinion: EDC debate political, not scientific
European Commission should consider potency in scientific criteria to identify EDCs, according to U.S. consultant; highlights NGOs’ and researchers’ agenda in EDC controversy
June 1, 2016
EDCs: Hazard vs. risk
Health & Environment article addresses challenge of effectively regulating endocrine disrupters; explains hazard-based and risk-based approaches
May 23, 2016
Opinion: EC guilty of EDC delays
Article in Le Monde critically discusses European Commission’s impact assessment on criteria to identify EDCs; final EDC criteria expected on June 15, 2016
May 20, 2016
EDC: Motion of censure fails
Motion of censure on European Commission stopped due to insufficient number of signatures after 16 Members of European Parliament withdraw theirs
May 17, 2016
MEPs criticize Commission over delayed EDC criteria
Members of the European Parliament submit motion of censure to President of European Parliament; criticize EC’s failure to provide EDC criteria in due time
