edcs_eu_commission_may2013-2c808727eaacb68d.pdf

A statement from a coalition of environmental, health, and workers' organisations to the European Commission urging the adoption of comprehensive criteria and a robust strategy to identify and regulate Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) to protect human health and wildlife.

• The coalition urges the EU Commission to adopt comprehensive and workable criteria for identifying EDCs, arguing that this is the "first crucial step in achieving adequate regulation of chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties." They specifically request that the criteria avoid "potency cut-offs" and reintroduce "category 3" to ensure transparency of existing data and encourage manufacturers to provide more information.
• The authors call for a robust EU EDCs Strategy that includes a screening and testing strategy capable of addressing the complexity of the endocrine system, noting that "existing testing requirements in the legislation are not able to do this currently." They also highlight a need to support non-animal test methods for categorising chemicals, as the animal testing ban in cosmetics law may otherwise leave the public unprotected.
• The coalition advocates for a review of EDCs under the REACH authorization procedure to promote the replacement of EDCs with safer alternatives. They argue that authorization for an EDC should only be granted if "no safer alternatives are available and the use is essential to society," similar to the treatment of Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic chemicals.
• The document asserts that EDCs are linked to "serious irreversible impacts on human health and wildlife" and that a "tipping point has been reached," as concluded by the EU Commission's June 2012 conference and reports from the WHO and UNEP.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2013). edcs_eu_commission_may2013-2c808727eaacb68d.pdf. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/EDCs_EU_Commission_May2013.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. edcs_eu_commission_may2013-2c808727eaacb68d.pdf. 2013. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/EDCs_EU_Commission_May2013.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=edcs_eu_commission_may2013-2c808727eaacb68d.pdf |date=7 May 2013 |url=https://www.ciel.org/Publications/EDCs_EU_Commission_May2013.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2013edcseucommissionmay20132c808727eaacb68dpdf, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{edcs\_eu\_commission\_may2013-2c808727eaacb68d.pdf}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2013}, month = may, url = {https://www.ciel.org/Publications/EDCs_EU_Commission_May2013.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }