Brussels - Human exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals could cost the European Union some €157bn a year in health care and lost productivity, according to a study published on Thursday in a scientific journal.
The study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism linked endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to IQ loss, autism, attention hyperactivity disorder, obesity, testicular cancer and male infertility.
Hundreds of EDCs are present in food products, textiles, hygiene products, toys, cosmetics and plastic bottles.