The EDC-Free Europe coalition urges the European Commission to ban all four pesticide active substances identified as endocrine disruptors and to strengthen, not weaken, existing pesticide legislation ahead of a key EU committee this month.
Ahead of the 10-11 December EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF), the EDC-Free Europe coalition has sent a letter to DG SANTE calling for immediate action on four pesticides that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified as endocrine disruptors: buprofezin, cyprodinil, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, and fludioxonil.
This coalition has already sent two letters in 2025 calling for these bans. The upcoming SCoPAFF meeting agenda includes buprofezin, but note that three other substances meeting the same endocrine-disruption criteria await similar action.
If these substances remain on the EU market past their original approval expiry dates, people will continue to be exposed to identified hormone disruptors.
The letter sets out the coalitions’ concerns regarding the Commission’s Food and Feed Safety Omnibus, which is expected to be published in mid-December. According to the Annual Progress Report on Simplification, the Omnibus package would propose allowing unlimited pesticide approvals, replacing the current 10–15 year periodic review. Periodic reviews are essential for identifying and phasing out hazardous substances as science evolves.
EDC-Free Europe calls on the European Commission to ensure that the Omnibus proposal maintains the protection standards established under the Pesticide Regulation (EC) 1107/2009. The focus should be on timely implementation the existing legislation.
Click here to read the statement in English.
To learn more about the draft Omnibus regulation on Food and Feed and its deregulation risks for health and environment, read this analysis from our partner PAN Europe.
For a comprehensive overview on the key elements necessary to improve the European regulatory framework on EDCs, read the EDC-Free Europe statement: 7 priorities to protect people and environment from harm caused by endocrine-disrupting chemicals or the summary.