At a decisive moment for the future of European health and environment, the European and international endocrine communities have (this week) sent evidence-based recommendations for the need to immediately reduce EDC exposure in the European human and wildlife populations through an open letter to the national Governments of the EU27 Member States.
The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) along with the Endocrine Society and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) as well as national adult and paediatric endocrine societies across Europe have contacted national ministries of health and environment in the EU Member States through an open letter outlining the endocrine community’s concerns and priorities for a future regulatory framework to effectively tackle EDCs. The letter specifically focuses on the upcoming REACH revision and the ongoing PFAS restriction proposal.
As highlighted in the letter, clinicians and scientists working in the field of endocrinology are extremely concerned about increases in the incidence of endocrine disorders such as infertility, obesity, diabetes, immune system and neurodevelopmental disorders and cancers, which have been observed in recent decades. Peer-reviewed scientific studies consistently show that EDCs are contributing factors to these diseases.
The endocrine community calls on the EU and national policymakers to implement stricter measures as outlined in detail in the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The full implementation of this strategy is critical to achieve a toxic-free environment for the benefit of current and future generations. Current short-sighted discussions at the EU-level around just a simplification of the rules at the cost of health and environment are not helpful in this regard and do not reflect the overwhelming evidence available confirming the hazardous effects of EDCs.
03/07/2025
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