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Endocrine Disruptors, The European Green Deal And The Politicization Of EU Chemical Programs

 
• By Ryan Nelson

John Chave, director-general at Cosmetics Europe, says the European Commission’s plan for targeted assessment of 28 potential endocrine-disruptors in cosmetics – despite its conclusion in late 2018 that the current cosmetics regulatory framework adequately addresses endocrine-disruptor concerns – is symptomatic of a broad trend taking hold in Europe.

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The European Commission’s ongoing safety assessment push for priority cosmetic ingredients with endocrine-disrupting potential reflects a precautionary shift in the EU that is “quite worrying for our industry,” trade association Cosmetics Europe says.

In May 2019, the Commission

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