EU Endocrine Disruptor Regs In Limbo; Parliament Urges 'Suspected' Category
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The European Commission is mulling directives from Parliament regarding its criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors, following the latter's rejection of a related EC draft regulation in October. Among shortcomings cited by lawmakers is the absence of a "suspected" ED category, which would be "extremely relevant" in the cosmetics sector, they say.
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