Governments urged to regulate Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in products
Dhaka, April 3 -- Non-government organisations in Asia called on governments to update and strictly implement regulations to address endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in products.
NGOs from Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines, Japan, and Korea made the call, said a statement on Sunday.
IPEN POs partnered with the Wonjin Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health (WIOEH), with support from the Financial Industry Public Interest Foundation (FIPIF), Korea for a study to determine the presence of phthalates in erasers and BPA in thermal papers, and to promote regulatory reforms, it read.
A total of 341 sample erasers were purchased from eight countries and forwarded to the WIOEH laboratory f...
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