BfR welcomes the scientific criteria of the European Commission for identifying endocrine disruptors
| Main Author: | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment |
|---|---|
| Format: | Report |
| Terbitan: |
, 2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/580542 |
Daftar Isi:
- The European Commission has presented a draft on how endocrine-disrupting chemical substances (“endocrine disruptors”, ED) contained in the active ingredients of pesticides and biocides can be identified using harmonised scientific criteria. The definition of these criteria is a binding foundation for the regulation of ED in order to warrant a high level of consumers protection. The draft considers suggestions on hazard identification of ED which scientists developed in April in the course of an international conference organised by BfR and held in Berlin. According to these suggestions, a comprehensive scientific analysis with regard to the definition of the WHO must be carried out when identifying such substances, and the insights must be weighted based on their conclusiveness, (weight-of evidence approach). The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has recommended for many years that for ED the principle of “one substance – one assessment” must apply. The institute is of the opinion that the assessment criteria which the European Commission has recommended for pesticides and biocides should be applicable to all naturally occurring and synthetically produced substances that have a negative effect on the body’s hormone system. BfR recommends that harmonised technical guidelines are developed in order to enable transparent and safe identification of chemical substances. In order to ensure a high level of protection, a given ED should be identified on the basis of the weight-of evidence approach which, among other things, takes into account the quality, reliability, reproducibility and conclusiveness of the scientific evidence. BfR welcomes that, in addition to the mentioned criteria, the communication of the European Commission also lists a series of measures and their funding in order to support research and international cooperation, as well as the development of testing methods.
- DE; en; efsa-focal-point@bfr.bund.de