Do risk assessments of endocrine disruptors provide sufficient protection?

Both in Denmark and internationally, there is political agreement on the need to minimize the exposure of people and the environment to endocrine disruptors. In order to legislate in a way that protects both humans and the environment, it is crucial for lawmakers to know what dose is safe.

Risk assessments of endocrine disruptors are often the subject of subsequent discussion because they are based on insufficient knowledge. One of the questions being asked is whether there is a threshold for the endocrine disrupting effects of these substances.

In a project for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, researchers from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, have therefore drawn up recommendations on how risk assessments can better take into account gaps in the current knowledge about the adverse effects of chemical substances.