EurActiv reports on advances in EDC regulation in the European Union
July 1, 2014
Sweden: 2015-2020 toxic-free strategy
Swedish Chemical Agency publishes 5 year toxic-free strategy; focus on food and drinking water, consumer products and vulnerable populations
June 30, 2014
Doctors do not address environmental exposures
Boston Globe reports on new survey, finds doctors do not routinely question pregnant patients about environmental exposures
June 26, 2014
Risk assessment of EDCs: Exposure route questioned
Researchers publish review discussing oral dosing via gavage for risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals; criticize human risk assessment requirements for relevant exposure route
June 26, 2014
Opinion: Exposure to EDCs is trivial
Forbes reports on the link between obesity and endocrine disrupting compounds
June 19, 2014
EU roadmap for EDCs
European Commission publishes roadmap draft, details options for regulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals used in biocidal and plant protection products
June 19, 2014
Reducing exposure to EDCs could pay off
European environmental group tackles difficult task, estimates up to €31 billion health savings in EU from reducing exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals
June 17, 2014
Workshop on computational toxicology and EDCs
Endocrine Society hosts EPA speaker at public workshop on ToxCast and regulatory endocrine disruption screening
June 13, 2014
EDCs: France pushes for hazard based definition
France places EDC definition on meeting agenda of Ministers of the Environment, supports definition based on hazard properties
June 4, 2014
Infertility and synthetic chemicals
Epoch Times links male infertility to synthetic chemicals; triclosan affects sperm’s sense of orientation
