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Endocrine Disruptor Lists Website Launched

A group of five EU member states - Denmark, Belgium, France, Sweden and the Netherlands, have recently launched a website – Endocrine Disruptor Lists

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Nordic Report Published on the Role of Retinoids in Mammalian Reproduction

This report builds on ideas brought forward in the OECD Detailed Review Paper (DRP) 178 on screening, testing methods and endpoints for evaluating EDs

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Factual Summary Report of EC Fitness Check on EU Legislation of Endocrine Disruptors Released

Targeted Stakeholder Consultation in the context of a Fitness Check of the EU Legislation with regard to endocrine disruptors

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The First ERGO E-Newsletter: OUT NOW!

ERGO E-Newsletter Issue 1 has been published! You can read it here.

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ERGO – Annual Partner Meeting 2020

Annual two day meeting of the ERGO consortium

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EURION Cluster – Annual Meeting 2020

Annual meeting to be held in Paris on 5th February 2020

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EURION Validation Workshop

The EURION Cluster held a Validation Workshop on 4 February 2020 in Paris, France

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Phthalates in Plastic Medical Devices Could Interfere with Patient’s Hearts

Recent study found patients can be exposed to high phthalate levels during invasive procedures by coming into contact with plastic medic devices

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World’s Rivers ‘awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics’

A global study looked for 14 commonly used antibiotics in rivers in 72 countries across six continents and found antibiotics at 65% of the sites

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European Commission Bans Harmful Class of Flame Retardants in TVs – New Measures Make Appliances More Sustainable

In a ground-breaking move, the European Commission has adopted a regulation to ban organohalogen flame retardants in televisions and other appliances

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EURION has launched the Cluster Website

The EURION cluster has launched its website to promote the cluster’s eight projects

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Understanding Endocrine Disruptors: Endocrine Society Produces Video Resources

A series of short videos to help educate physicians, other medical professionals and patients about chemicals that disrupt hormones in the body

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ERGO partner Umweltbundesamt (UBA) launches smartphone app Scan4Chem

Protect yourself and the environment from chemicals of very high concern with this new app!

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U.S. EPA to eliminate all mammal testing by 2035

U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a directive that prioritizes efforts to reduce animal testing

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EURION Cluster Establishes Working Groups

Since its start in January 2019, 13 working groups have been established in the EURION Cluster, each with a special thematic focus

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PROTECTED: First International Endocrine Disruptor Conference in Ireland

Save the date: 16-18 June 2020 in Queens University Belfast

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Exposure fears: Banned toxic chemicals found in UK mothers’ breast milk

The report found UK mothers have some of the world's highest concentrations of flame retardants in their breast milk

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EC Fitness Check on the EU legislation on Endocrine Disruptors

European Commission opens targeted stakeholder survey on EU legislation of Endocrine Disruptors

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ERGO Coordinator SDU Announce Postdoc Position in Aquatic Toxicology

Research will be on the effects of thyroid disrupting chemicals in vertebrates including fish and amphibians

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ERGO Launches Introductory Video

The video introduces ERGO, the impacts of endocrine disruption on everyday life and the value of the research being conducted by ERGO

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ERGO at SETAC Europe 2019

29th Annual Meeting 26 – 30 May 2019 in Helsinki, Finland

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Genomics PhD Opportunity with ERGO partner IGFL

Searching for the target genes of thyroid hormone nuclear receptors at genome wide scale

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The EU is launching its greatest effort ever to better protect consumers and the environment from endocrine disruptors

Press release from the University of Southern Denmark

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EURION Cluster Launches in Brussels

The joint launch event in European Commission of projects from the Call 'New testing and Screening Methods to Identify Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals'

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ERGO Project kicks off in Antwerp

New research to protect human and environmental health focuses on improved testing for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

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