Endocrine disruptors can be found in food, beauty products, plastic bottles and more. But how harmful are they? (Photo: Getty Images) Your hormones help control different functions in your body and ...

Endocrine disruptors are substances that interfere with the endocrine system. They are present in products such as food and beverage packaging, cosmetics, and flame-retardant chemicals. The endocrine ...

Lack of data from the chemical industry in the EU often prevents the assessment of whether substances, for example, used in consumer products, are endocrine disrupting. As a result, the researchers ...

Taking the long view of human history, one of the most salient features of the time period in which we now live is the widespread exposure of both man and beast to a raft of previously unknown ...

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which harm the human body’s regulation of hormones, have become ubiquitous in consumer products, food, water, and soil, says a new report, leading to serious global ...

Endocrine disruptors are defined as substances, or mixtures of substances, that interfere with the function of the endocrine system. These chemicals can act at very low doses, often exert combined or ...

As a result, the researchers recommend updating the information requirements in the EU legislation, REACH. They also propose various approaches for evaluating chemical substances to ensure that all ...