Consumer groups urge Brussels to act faster on endocrine disruptors

Consumer groups urged the European Commission to implement the 'precautionary principle' into EU rules on endocrine-disrupting chemicals, in order to secure safety as additional research underlines the potential harms of too much exposure to the chemicals.

In a letter to the anti-pesticides activist group PAN Europe, EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg backs the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) definition of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, saying it is in accordance with the international scientific consensus.

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ESO: Background Information: EU policy on endocrine disruptors http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-policy-on-endocrine-disruptors/

EurActiv, 05.07.13: Commission backs EFSA's definition of endocrine-disrupting chemicals http://www.euractiv.com/health/commission-backs-efsas-definitio-news-529090

ESO: Background Information: Scientific Opinion on the hazard assessment of endocrine disruptors: Scientific criteria for identification of endocrine disruptors and appropriateness of existing test methods for assessing effects mediated by these substances on human health and the environment http://www.europeansources.info/record/scientific-opinion-on-the-hazard-assessment-of-endocrine-disruptors-scientific-criteria-for-identification-of-endocrine-disruptors-and-appropriateness-of-existing-test-methods-for-assessing-effects-m/

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