EPA To Identify Endocrine Disruptors -- Including Thyroid Disruptors -- Among Pesticides and Chemicals

I have a partially destroyed thyroid as a result of post-partum thyroiditis, so need to make sure I minimize exposure to potential endocrine disruptor.

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a list of pesticides and chemicals that will be screened and evaluated as possible endocrine disruptors. The term "endocrine disruptor" refers to a chemical that can interact with and potentially disrupt the human and/or animal hormones that regulate growth, metabolism and reproduction. Thyroid hormones are a potential target of endocrine disruptors.

According to EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Endocrine disruptors can cause lifelong health problems -- especially for children. Gathering this information will help us work with communities and industry to protect Americans from harmful exposure.”

During the summer of 2009, the EPA is going to issue test orders to manufacturers of 67 different pesticides and chemicals, mandating that they determine whether their chemicals disrupt the endocrine systems -- including estrogen, androgen and thyroid. Eventually, the test program, called the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), will be expanded to cover all pesticides." Read more here.