{"id":545210,"date":"2026-08-27T05:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T03:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/uncategorized\/an-update-on-endocrine-disruptors\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:35:15","slug":"an-update-on-endocrine-disruptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/en\/regulatory-watch\/an-update-on-endocrine-disruptors\/","title":{"rendered":"An update on endocrine disruptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Definition <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ANSES defines endocrine disruptors (ED) as: \u00ab <em>an exogenous substance or mixture with properties likely to induce an endocrine disruption in an intact organism, in its offspring or within (sub)populations. This category is divided into two sub-categories: category 2a for suspected endocrine disruptors and category 2b for substances with indications of endocrine disrupting properties.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Origin <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally speaking, these are chemical substances of natural (hormones), pharmaceutical (contraceptives) or artificial (industrial products) origin, contained in everyday consumer products, crop treatment products or cosmetics, which can interfere with the functioning of human endocrine glands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anses.fr\/fr\/content\/perturbateurs-endocriniens-1\">ANSES report<\/a> (updated 22\/05\/2014), EDs can have various consequences on the body:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>mimic the action of a natural hormone and thus trigger the response due to a hormone,<\/li>\n<li>prevent a hormone from binding and transmitting its signal,<\/li>\n<li>disrupt the production or regulation of hormones or their receptors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Currently, the suspected substances are: pesticides, bisphenol A, phthalates, brominated compounds\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Current legislation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Various European bodies are working with Member States to try to identify the relevant criteria for classifying these substances. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has established protocols to detect effects linked to endocrine disruptors. Currently, there is no common definition and criteria across the whole of European legislation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Phytocontrol expertise <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The laboratory is able to determine the content of the following substances in food matrices and\/or in water:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>pesticide residues (biocides, plant protection products, synthetic pyrethroids): several dozen active substances in Phytocontrol&#8217;s screenings are suspected of being endocrine disruptors,<\/li>\n<li>chlordecone, ethylene thiourea,<\/li>\n<li>bisphenol A, 4-nonylphenol,<\/li>\n<li>acrylamide,<\/li>\n<li>orthophenylphenol (OPP),<\/li>\n<li>heavy metals and organotins,<\/li>\n<li>mycotoxins,<\/li>\n<li>phthalates,<\/li>\n<li>PAHs,<\/li>\n<li>dioxins,<\/li>\n<li>PCBs,<\/li>\n<li>furans,<\/li>\n<li>veterinary drug residues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition ANSES defines endocrine disruptors (ED) as: \u00ab an exogenous substance or mixture with properties&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-545210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-regulatory-watch","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - 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