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Endocrine disruptors
Sweden wins case against Commission on endocrine disruptors
Est. 4minThe General Court of the European Union on Wednesday (16 December) backed Sweden, saying that the European Commission breached EU law by failing to publish a definition for hormone-affecting chemicals or 'endocrine disrupters'.
MEPs block Commission proposal to recycle hormone disrupting plastics
Est. 2minThe European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Commission's plans to allow the recycling of PVC plastics containing DEHP, a hormone disruptor banned in the EU since February 2015. Our partner Journal de l'Environnement reports.
Hormone disrupters found in two thirds of French lettuce
Est. 5minAn investigation has found that the majority of French lettuce contains traces of hormone disrupting chemicals, some of which are banned. Journal de l'Environnement reports.
France overturns ban on BPA in export products
Est. 3minA ruling by the French Constitutional Council has undermined the country's ban on Bisphenol A. France's highest court ruled that manufacturers can continue export products that contain the substance. EURACTIV France reports.
Trade should trump health concerns in hormone disruptor debate, US tells EU
Est. 3minThe European Union published its public consultation on hormone disrupters on Friday 24 July. Europe’s trading partners fear the economic impact of tighter regulation, Journal de l'environnement reports.
‘Cynical’ EU blamed for 100,000 workplace-related cancers
Est. 9minThe European Commission’s drive to simplify legislation for businesses – the Better Regulation Agenda – has come under fire from trade unions for blocking EU laws that could save thousands of lives per year.
Plastics industry raises pressure over BPA ban
Est. 3minThe French Council of State has questioned the constitutionality of the country’s ban on Bisphenol A in food packaging, following a request from the plastics industry. The chemical was outlawed in January this year. EURACTIV France reports.
EU health chief rejects ‘conspiracy theories’ on hormone-affecting chemicals
Est. 3minVytenis Andriukaitis, the EU's Health and Food Safety Commissioner, passionately defended the European Commission's role in a dispute over delayed proposals to regulate hormone-affecting chemicals, telling a Brussels event that "my services are not highway robbers with knifes in their hands".
Commission, chemicals lobby deny delaying tactics over hormone disruptors
Est. 6minThe European Commission and the chemicals industry have rejected claims, revealed by leaked emails in a new NGO report, that they actively sought to slow down work on the definition of criteria for regulating hormone disrupting chemicals.
Officials accuse Timmermans of delaying EU health, food safety rules
Est. 4minA growing number of officials in the European Commission's health unit are complaining that health and food safety legislation is being delayed due to slow decision-making from Frans Timmermans, the Commission's First Vice-President in charge of Better Regulation.
‘Suppressed’ EU report could have banned pesticides worth billions
Est. 7minAs many as 31 pesticides with a value running into billions of pounds could have been banned because of potential health risks, if a blocked EU paper on hormone-mimicking chemicals had been acted upon, the Guardian has learned.
New chemicals added to SIN List
Est. 3minGreen chemicals NGO Chemsec included nearly 30 new chemicals on a list of harmful substances that the EU should regulate in order to curb health risks and water contamination.
How the Commission ‘blocked’ key environmental plans
Est. 7minEXCLUSIVE / Plans to crack down on endocrine disruptors and illegal timber being imported into the EU, were buried by the outgoing President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and his secretary-general Catherine Day, according to a senior EU source.
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EU seeks uniform regulation of hormonally active substances
Est. 6minHormonally active substances have been blamed for conditions like infertility and cancer, but they can still be found in pesticides and every-day products like food packaging and cosmetics, causing the EU to discuss uniform regulation and attempt to balance consumer fears and economic interests. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Denmark scraps planned ban on phthalate chemicals
Est. 3minAfter pressure from the European Commission and the outcome of a related court case, the Danish government has decided to scrap its planned ban on four phthalates, a group of chemicals used to soften plastic.
France urges ‘quick action’ on endocrine disruptors
Est. 4minParis has placed the EU’s endocrine disruptor strategy on the agenda of a meeting of environment ministers on Thursday (12 June), saying the effects of some chemicals on the human body are now sufficiently documented and call for urgent action at the European level.
Sweden to sue Commission over delays to rules on chemicals
Est. 2minSweden will sue the European Commission to force it to speed up work on identifying and banning chemicals some researchers say may disrupt human hormones and cause disease, the environment minister said on Thursday (22 May).
Pressure grows on Commission to publish criteria on endocrine disruptors
Est. 3minThe French parliament’s committee on European affairs has published a report on the European strategy on endocrine-disrupting chemicals which calls on the EU to react urgently to the matter.
Sweden to sue the Commission for delaying hormone-affecting criteria
Est. 3minSweden's government is considering suing the European Commission for stalling on criteria which are required to stop hormone-affecting substances, says the minister for the environment, Lena Ek.
Report: Scientists who attacked EU chemicals policy had industry ties
Est. 3minSeventeen scientists who publicly criticised EU plans to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been linked to regulated industries, according to Environmental Health News.
Study says industry undermines EU chemicals safety
Est. 3minWith inadequate reporting of information, corporations are undermining European chemical safety and jeopardising the fundamental principle of the EU's chemicals law REACH “no data, no market”, according to a report by the environmental law group ClientEarth.
Heated chemicals debate continues with open letter to EU chief scientist
Est. 3minEighty-one scientists have sent a letter to the European Commission president's science advisor urging the EU executive to listen to 'science' before regulating endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which can be found in everyday consumer products.
Commission backs EFSA’s definition of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Est. 3minIn 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.
Consumer groups urge Brussels to act faster on endocrine disruptors
Est. 3minConsumer groups are urging 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.