EFSA Meeting to Target Endocrine Active Substances

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will host a meeting on March
20, 2013, in Brussels to discuss the agency’s work in the area of endocrine
active substances (EAS) and endocrine disruptors (ED). The EFSA Scientific
Committee will present its opinion on “Hazard assessment of endocrine
disruptors: scientific criteria for identification of endocrine disruptors and
appropriateness of existing testing methods for assessing effects mediated
by these substances on human health and the environment,” which was
created in response to the European Commission’s September 2012 mandate
to define scientific criteria for identifying ED and to review whether existing
toxicity methods are appropriate to identify and characterize potential
endocrine activity (effect on endocrine system) and/or endocrine disruption
(leading to an adverse effect) in humans and the ecosystem.