The Commission is bending over backwards in an effort to obtain the necessary support at the next experts’ meeting on 28 February from the member states on the criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors. In an effort to satisfy the countries calling for stricter criteria, it is proposing a return to a hazard-based approach, whilst introducing (in an effort to satisfy pro-industry appeals) an exception for concept-based disruptors.
It should be pointed out that in the middle of 2016, the...