Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Endocrine Disruptor" produced 13 items.
| 1. EFSA calms food plastic health fears | October 7, 2010 |
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Scientists say bisphenol A is safe in small doses, but not everyone agrees. Last week, scientists advising the European Union published their assessment of studies into the... |
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| 2. Calls to ban chemical used in baby bottles | July 1, 2010 |
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Several member states want to ban bisphenol A, while campaigners complain about ‘flawed studies'. European experts will discuss the safety of one of the world's most... |
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| 3. Not all phthalates are the same | January 7, 2010 |
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To legislate on the combined effects of chemicals while our general understanding is in its infancy is misguided. Your article “Call to cut out chemicals” (17 December)... | |
| 4. EU must offer greater protection against chemicals | December 23, 2009 |
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Environment ministers call for action to prevent exposure to chemicals from multiple sources. The EU needs to take further steps to protect people from the... | |
| 5. Call to cut out the chemicals | December 17, 2009 |
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Ministers want EU law to give greater protection and Danes concerned about danger to children. EU law should be extended to protect people from the cocktails of chemicals... |
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| 6. Parliament set to approve tougher laws on pesticides | January 8, 2009 |
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Several substances tobe prohibited; gradual phase-out of fungicides and herbicides. MEPs are set to vote in favour of tougher laws on pesticides next week (13 January),... |
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| 7. Pesticides deal reached | December 18, 2008 |
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Agreement imposes partial ban on group of pesticides viewed as harmful to human health; permits would be differentiated to reflect geography and climate. Up to 22 pesticides... | |
| 8. Pointing the finger at pesticides | July 31, 2008 |
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A draft EU law would ban the marketing and use of substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction. Pesticides are controversial. To some, they are a... |
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| 9. New labelling system aims at simplifying global trade | July 26, 2007 |
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As well as complying with the new chemicals legislation REACH, the European chemicals industry will soon be facing a revision of 40-year-old labelling requirements. The... | |
| 10. Calls for more control of ‘cancer' chemicals | May 22, 2003 |
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EXPOSURE to chemicals is leading to an increase in testicular cancer and lower sperm counts among men across Europe, according to environmental campaign group World Wide Fund... | |
| 11. Chemicals target list under fire | July 13, 2000 |
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MEPS and environmental groups have attacked a preliminary list of potential hormone-disrupting chemicals drawn up by the European Commission to be targeted for further... | |
| 12. Chemicals policy overhaul planned | February 10, 2000 |
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WHILE opinions on some aspects of environmental policy vary greatly, everyone from industry to green campaigners to politicians agrees that the EU's current approach towards... | |
| 13. Move to allay public fears over chemicals | November 4, 1999 |
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THE European Commission will next week seek to allay public fears about the potentially harmful effects of chemicals which mimic natural hormones, known as endocrine... | |
