PAN Europe’s feedback on Commission’s roadmap: “Towards a more comprehensive EU framework on endocrine disruptors”

The strategy’s aim was to identify potential hazardous ED substances, to promote research to address the regulatory needs and to update EU legislation with tools to protect people, animals and the environment from the potential harm caused by EDs. [...] Even when scientific evidence reveals that these chemicals act as endocrine disruptors and have the potential to affect particularly the most vulnerable (children, infants and babies in the womb), the precautionary principle is not applied and these chemicals remain in the market for years putting the health of Europeans and the environment at risk (e.g. [...] The roadmap: PAN Europe welcomes the Commission’s initiative to carry out the work of the strategy for EDCs and for confirming its commitment to protect EU citizens and the environment from dangerous chemicals. [...] Nevertheless, we would like to address the following: - The roadmap seems to focus to solve ‘a communication problem’ to calm down the citizens’ concerns about exposure to EDs. [...] However, the policy actions have to be different in each policy area depending on the use of the substance.