Contrary to what was announced before the meeting of the PAFF committee of national experts, no vote took place on Tuesday 30 May on the criteria for helping define endocrine disruptors. Why was this? The brand-new French government of Emmanuel Macron has called for more time to enable it to define its position.
The European Commission spokesperson defended what happened and explained, “The Commission has not changed its plans. It had simply indicated that a vote was ‘possible’”. The...