[All] Recently Released US Paper on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Confirms Danger at Low Dosages

[Carole Clinch]

*Pardigm Shift: Faroes Statement*

*Dose Makes the Poison** **→ ** Timing Makes the Poison*

*http://www.rachel.org/lib/faroes_statement_text.070524.htm*

 More than 200 biologists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, nutrition
researchers, and pediatricians determined that “[t]he timing of exposure --
with an emphasis on critical windows of susceptibility -- has therefore
become a crucial factor to be considered in toxicological assessments” due
to three primary aspects of consideration:


   1. “the mother's chemical body burden will be shared with her fetus or
   neonate”;
   2. “susceptibility to adverse effects is increased during development,
   from preconception through adolescence”;
   3. “developmental exposures to toxicants can lead to life-long
   functional deficits and manifestations of increased disease risks.”

 Carole

2012/3/26 Peter Kofler <sustainab at hotmail.com>

>  *“Can a chemical that mimics a hormone ever be used safely? We really
> believe that chemicals that act like hormones are not products that should
> be in our bodies. **We need to think about phasing them out, replacing
> them and changing the way we test chemicals that are coming onto the market
> now**.”*
>
>
> http://grist.org/pollution/raging-hormone-disruptors-common-chemicals-cause-trouble-even-in-small-amounts/
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