Europe’s lawmakers have said chemical safety laws must be overhauled to take account of the impact of widely-used endocrine disrupted chemicals (EDCs). The large group of common industrial chemicals have been linked to breast cancer in a range of industrial and other jobs, prompting calls for action from unions and chemical safety campaigners.

HEAL news release and related Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health commentary. ChemSec news report. EDC free campaign website. Risks 598.