Science and policy on endocrine disrupters must not be mixed: a reply to a

Bergman, Ake; Andersson, Anna-Maria; Becher, Georg; van den Berg, Martin; Blumberg, Bruce; Bjerregaard, Poul; Bornehag, Carl-Gustaf; Bornman, Riana; Brandt, Ingvar; Brian, Jayne V.; Casey, Stephanie C.; Fowler, Paul A.; Frouin, Heloise; Giudice, Linda C.; Iguchi, Taisen; Hass, Ulla; Jobling, Susan; Juul, Anders; Kidd, Karen A.; Kortenkamp, Andreas; Lind, Monica; Martin, Olwenn V.; Muir, Derek; Ochieng, Roseline; Olea, Nicolas; Norrgren, Leif; Ropstad, Erik; Ross, Peter S.; Ruden, Christina; Scheringer, Martin; Skakkebaek, Niels Erik; Soder, Olle; Sonnenschein, Carlos; Soto, Ana; Swan, Shanna; Toppari, Jorma; Tyler, Charles R.; Vandenberg, Laura N.; Vinggaard, Anne Marie; Wiberg, Karin; Zoeller, R. Thomas

doi:10.1186/1476-069X-12-69

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Science and policy on endocrine disrupters must not be mixed: a reply to a "common sense" intervention by toxicology journal editors

Bergman, Ake; Andersson, Anna-Maria; Becher, Georg; van den Berg, Martin; Blumberg, Bruce; Bjerregaard, Poul; Bornehag, Carl-Gustaf; Bornman, Riana; Brandt, Ingvar; Brian, Jayne V.; Casey, Stephanie C.; Fowler, Paul A.; Frouin, Heloise; Giudice, Linda C.; Iguchi, Taisen; Hass, Ulla; Jobling, Susan; Juul, Anders; Kidd, Karen A.; Kortenkamp, Andreas;
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Abstract

The "common sense" intervention by toxicology journal editors regarding proposed European Union endocrine disrupter regulations ignores scientific evidence and well-established principles of chemical risk assessment. In this commentary, endocrine disrupter experts express their concerns about a recently published, and is in our considered opinion inaccurate and factually incorrect, editorial that has appeared in several journals in toxicology. Some of the shortcomings of the editorial are discussed in detail. We call for a better founded scientific debate which may help to overcome a polarisation of views detrimental to reaching a consensus about scientific foundations for endocrine disrupter regulation in the EU.

Keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Environment; Health; Precautionary principle; Regulatory toxicology

Published in

Environmental Health
2013, volume: 12, article number: 69
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

SLU Authors

Norrgren, Leif
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Wiberg, Karin
- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Global goals (SDG)

SDG3 Good health and well-being

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Health and Occupational Health
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-12-69

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/51094