The legislative proposals on endocrine disruptors were given a lukewarm reception by the European Parliament’s environment and public health committee on Tuesday 29 November.
The Council of the EU is also dragging its feet: on the eve of the deadline set, 18 member states had yet to submit their written comments to the European Commission.
In mid-June, the Commission put forward three criteria for identifying (and ultimately banning) chemicals which have a harmful effect on the hormonal...