I recently was at a local knowledgeable presentation of this very same subject and it was a pretty scary one at that. Mounting evidence of exposure and the results were very sobering.
By Anthony Clark... Environment lobby group ChemSec, based in Goteborg, Sweden, has called on the European Union to add 22 substances to the Reach Regulation, which it claims are endocrine-disruptors. The substances, many of them commonly found in toys, food packaging and cosmetics, are listed in the organisation's SIN List 2.0.
"The EU has the ambition to tackle the threat of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, but has so far not properly regulated their use," said ChemSec director Per Rosander. "It is time to overcome this deadlock in European regulation and start acting."
According to ChemSec, these endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can interfere with human hormone system and have been increasingly linked to a range of health problems including cancer, diabetes, behavioural and attention deficit disorders, as well as impaired fertility.
“Endocrine disrupting chemicals are commonly used in many consumer products, and companies closest to the end-user and consumer knows that things have to change. We are convinced that the 2.0 update of the SIN List will further facilitate companies' efforts to substitute high concern chemicals,” said Rosander.
The 22 substances are:
3-benzylidene camphor, CAS 15087-24-8
4-methylbenzylidene camphor, CAS 36861-47-9
4-nitrophenol, CAS 100-02-7
Synonyms: p-nitrophenol
Benzophenone-1, CAS 131-56-6
Benzophenone-2, CAS 131-55-5
Benzophenone-3, CAS 131-57-7
Butylparaben, CAS 94-26-8
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), CAS 84-61-7
Diethyl phthalate (DEP), CAS 84-66-2
Dihexyl phthalate (DHP), CAS 84-75-3
Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, CAS 5466-77-3
Metam natrium, CAS 137-42-8
Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), CAS 1634-04-4
Pentachlorophenol, CAS 87-86-5
Perchloroethylene, CAS 127-18-4
Propylparaben, CAS 94-13-3
Quadrosilan, CAS 33204-76-1
Resorcinol, CAS 108-46-3
Tert-butylhydroxyanisole (BHA), CAS 25013-16-5
Thiram, CAS 137-26-8
Zineb, CAS 12122-67-7
By Anthony Clark... Environment lobby group ChemSec, based in Goteborg, Sweden, has called on the European Union to add 22 substances to the Reach Regulation, which it claims are endocrine-disruptors. The substances, many of them commonly found in toys, food packaging and cosmetics, are listed in the organisation's SIN List 2.0.
"The EU has the ambition to tackle the threat of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, but has so far not properly regulated their use," said ChemSec director Per Rosander. "It is time to overcome this deadlock in European regulation and start acting."
According to ChemSec, these endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can interfere with human hormone system and have been increasingly linked to a range of health problems including cancer, diabetes, behavioural and attention deficit disorders, as well as impaired fertility.
“Endocrine disrupting chemicals are commonly used in many consumer products, and companies closest to the end-user and consumer knows that things have to change. We are convinced that the 2.0 update of the SIN List will further facilitate companies' efforts to substitute high concern chemicals,” said Rosander.
The 22 substances are:
3-benzylidene camphor, CAS 15087-24-8
4-methylbenzylidene camphor, CAS 36861-47-9
4-nitrophenol, CAS 100-02-7
Synonyms: p-nitrophenol
Benzophenone-1, CAS 131-56-6
Benzophenone-2, CAS 131-55-5
Benzophenone-3, CAS 131-57-7
Butylparaben, CAS 94-26-8
Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), CAS 84-61-7
Diethyl phthalate (DEP), CAS 84-66-2
Dihexyl phthalate (DHP), CAS 84-75-3
Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, CAS 5466-77-3
Metam natrium, CAS 137-42-8
Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), CAS 1634-04-4
Pentachlorophenol, CAS 87-86-5
Perchloroethylene, CAS 127-18-4
Propylparaben, CAS 94-13-3
Quadrosilan, CAS 33204-76-1
Resorcinol, CAS 108-46-3
Tert-butylhydroxyanisole (BHA), CAS 25013-16-5
Thiram, CAS 137-26-8
Zineb, CAS 12122-67-7
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