Endocrine disruptors

Endocrine disruptors

Define endocrine disruptors to better regulate them. Europe has just reached a stage. The committee finally agreed on a text. For two years, Valérie FOUSSIER, endocrinologist, has been finding new pathologies. According to her, it is the contact of the fetus with endocrine disruptors, molecules that mimic the action of hormones. Valérie FOUSSIER, endocrinologist at Antony’s Private Hospital: "In young girls, if they are in contact with the female hormone before the hour, they will develop breasts before the hour. This leads to earlier cartilage maturation and therefore smaller sizes.' She advises her patient to be careful about what she eats, what she puts in her fridge, household products. Toxics also suspected in cases of cancer, infertility, obesity, but ubiquitous in everyday life, even in this doctor, very vigilant. Phthalates in plastics, PVC in fabrics and preservatives decried in most hygiene products. Professor Pierre BAROUKI, biochemist and toxicologist at the Université Paris Descartes/INSERM: "There is no absolute demonstration that a substance is a proven endocrine disruptor. That is what the European Commission decided. A first step towards banning these substances. Without waiting for Europe, the government wants to ban some of them in France.

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File : European Parliament

Publication date : 4 July 2017