Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) - Requiments for the proper regulation of chemicals with endocrine disruption properties - Environment and Health NGOs, Consumer organisations and Trade unions position paper

There are well-founded concerns about the gender disrupting effects of hormone or endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in wildlife. Furthermore, EDCs are suspected of playing a role in disrupting human brain development, the deterioration of male reproductive health, the increased incidence of male and female hormone related cancers and in the increase in cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes. We therefore call upon the European Commission, Member States and the European Parliament to put in place the following pre-requisites for the robust regulation of chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties: 

1. Implement a strategy to identify Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), facilitate data exchange and to determine agreed criteria for EDCs.
2. Expedite controls on EDCs and reduce exposures.