On Thursday 7 December, the day on which the criteria for biocides came into force, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published draft guidelines on the criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors. Consultation will run until 31 January 2018.
In June 2016, European Commission proposed a raft of scientific criteria for identifying – and, at the end of the day, banning – endocrine disruptors found in pesticides and biocides. At the same...