[QUOTE=EUObserver]The recent change of government in France has allowed for a break in the deadlock in EU efforts to define what chemicals pose a threat to human health by interfering with hormones in the body.
European experts on Tuesday (4 July) endorsed a proposal by the European Commission on the scientific criteria to qualify what substances significantly alter the chemical balance in humans.
The so-called endocrine disruptors (EDCs), scientists say, contribute to serious health problems such as diabetes, obesity and infertility.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Denmark, France and Sweden complained of the high burden of proof in the commission's proposal, which would mean only a few chemicals fell under the scope of the proposal.
More specifically, they wanted the criteria to capture not only "known" and "presumed" EDCs, but also "possible" ones.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]The French minister of environment, Nicolas Hulot, said in a statement that the vote had ended "four years of delay to ban dangerous substances".
He said the proposal had evolved since last year, and that the French government "had, in recent weeks, mobilised to strengthen the ambition of the proposal".
But Hulot's statements on Tuesday contradicted those he made on 23 June in an interview with French radio broadcaster RMC.
At the time, he said "the first thing" he did as a minister was postpone a vote on the commission's proposal, which had been scheduled for 30 May.
He had done so, he explained, because he deemed the proposal to be "insufficient".
However, this was the same proposal that France backed on Tuesday.[/QUOTE]
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Not sure what to think of this, honestly. On the one hand it means that things will finally be put in motion to restrict the use of those harmful chemicals, on the other if we half-ass it and those restrictions are limited to a handful of them, and this decision ends up simply being a political move to soothe environmentally-concerned citizens, I can't say I'm happy about it.
Hulot's flip-flopping does leave a bad taste in my mouth, in any case. It definitely reinforces my impression that he's just a token used by the Macron government to give off an environmentally friendly vibe.
The EU has a long history of being overzealous with its regulations so I'm skeptical they'll be reasonable about it. At least they're going to require a high burden of proof but we'll see how long that lasts.
but can this legislation un-gay the frogs?
[QUOTE=download;52434344]The EU has a long history of being overzealous with its regulations so I'm skeptical they'll be reasonable about it. At least they're going to require a high burden of proof but we'll see how long that lasts.[/QUOTE]
better to be safe than sorry when it comes to shit that can cause major health problems
[QUOTE=download;52434344]The EU has a long history of being overzealous with its regulations so I'm skeptical they'll be reasonable about it. At least they're going to require a high burden of proof but we'll see how long that lasts.[/QUOTE]
They definitely aren't being overzealous here. The burden of proof that's being demanded here is only expected to be met for a handful of perturbators at best. It's far higher than what's being required for carcinogens, for instance.
Personally, I'd rather take unnecessary precautions than let probable harm-inducing compounds proliferate only to realize it's dangerous decades down the line and have to completely and suddenly get rid of them, asbestos style.
I don't know about anyone else, but "hormone disruptor" sounds like a weapon from star trek.
[QUOTE=download;52434344]The EU has a long history of being overzealous with its regulations so I'm skeptical they'll be reasonable about it. At least they're going to require a high burden of proof but we'll see how long that lasts.[/QUOTE]
No not really, RoHS is definitely something for the public good especially since certain heavy metals have been known for ages to be toxic to the body but were still used in consumer products. And since then the market has adapted well to it finding said replacements for those materials.
And this is coming from a guy who highly prefers his 60Sn/40Pb solder over leadless.
I can tell you right now it is the latter situation you described... a dog and pony show
many of these chemical "disruptors" are in heavy use by extremely large and influential industries. Too much money on the table.
So what you will get is a big show made about banning maybe a handful of the literally high hundreds of known endocrine disruptors, and the main villains will keep being pumped out into the environment. Once again, it will be incumbent upon private citizens to educate themselves and implement steps to protect themselves and not rely on the incompetent and corrupt state to protect them.
BPA for example was only banned from some products in certain countries because the industries had an immediate substitute that cost them virtually the same, BPS.
[QUOTE=download;52434344]The EU has a long history of being overzealous with its regulations so I'm skeptical they'll be reasonable about it. At least they're going to require a high burden of proof but we'll see how long that lasts.[/QUOTE]
you only get one shot at life so why not be cautious instead of fucking with people's bodies because companies can't be bothered to prove their products are safe in a satisfactory manner
Good EU is taking steps about this.
Anybody who is against EU regulations must be a person who is living inside one of the countries of the EU and doesn't know what would happen without them. No other way around.
Come to Santa Fe to see what the lack of regulations and law enforcement do to the people regarding chemicals and environment protection. If you're against the EU, then I'm sorry to say you must not be intelligent.
Hell, I would be proud as fuck if I were living inside the EU and helping it. Such an achievement and there are retards who want to dismantle it....ffs.
[QUOTE=Egevened;52434382]but can this legislation un-gay the frogs?[/QUOTE]
I swear the only good thing to come from Alex Jones is the hilarious gay frogs meme.
[QUOTE=coldroll5;52441668]I swear the only good thing to come from Alex Jones is the hilarious gay frogs meme.[/QUOTE]
There's also Alex Jones sega cd videos, some are uncannily fitting.
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