The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), representing 20,000 endocrinologists, is concerned about the effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on endocrine health, particularly thyroid and gonadal function. The policy strategies of the ESE aim to minimize overall exposure of humans to EDCs and to stimulate funding for research at the level of the European Union.
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The authors are grateful to Dirk De Rijdt (European Society of Endocrinology (ESE)) and Mischa van Eimeren (ESE) for providing key material from the EDC working group of the ESE for this commentary.
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Classification, Packing, and Labeling of Chemical Substances and Mixtures Regulation: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/chemicals/classification-labelling-and-packaging-chemicals_en
European Hormone Day: https://www.ese-hormones.org/what-we-do/outreach/european-hormone-day/
Goal 3.9: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal3#targets_and_indicators
Known or suspected EDCs: https://edlists.org/the-ed-lists
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulation: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/chemicals/reach-regulation_en
The Milano declaration: https://www.ese-hormones.org/what-we-do/outreach/european-hormone-day/the-milano-declaration/
White paper: https://www.ese-hormones.org/publications/directory/ese-white-paper/
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Reincke, M., Arlt, W., Damdimopoulou, P. et al. Endocrine disrupting chemicals are a threat to hormone health: a commentary on behalf of the ESE. Nat Rev Endocrinol 20, 187–188 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-00958-0
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