Studies find health of workers and their children affected
Endocrine disruptors - chemicals that interfere with the hormone system – are the focus of growing concern in Europe. Istas, the research arm of the Spanish trade union CC.OO, sounded the alarm in a recent report, while European NGOs launched the "EDC Free – Stop Hormone Disrupting Chemicals” campaign at the end of March.
Both Istas and the NGOs want Member States and the EU to rethink their approach based on the old precept that "the dose makes the poison". Research has found that endocrine disruptors can have harmful effects at very low doses, especially in young people.