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		Chemical Safety Office Evaluation and Licensing Division Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Last updated date: March 30, 2015



Q1:	What is the endocrine disruptor issue?
Q2:	What are the endocrine disruptors?
Q3:	What is endocrine secretion?
Q4:	How different are environmental hormones from endocrine disruptors?
Q5:	What problems do endocrine disruptors cause?
Q6:	Which substances are thought to be endocrine disruptors?
Q7:	Why are so few substances recognized as endocrine disruptors? Can you show a definite list of them?
Q8:	What effects are endocrine disruptors expected to exert? I am particularly concerned about possible effects on children.
Q9:	Is it true that endocrine disruptors reduce the human sperm count?
Q10:	What is the inverted U phenomenon?
Q11:	How are endocrine disruptors studied in this country?
Q12:	And how about studies in other countries?
Q13:	Are endocrine disruptors contained in foods?
Q14:	Are polycarbonate containers safe?
Q15:	How can I reduce ingestion of endocrine disruptors?
Q16:	Can you explain the news that phthalates in vinyl gloves was transferred to foods?
Q17:	I hear some plants have endocrine disrupting components. What are those substances?
Q18:	Are dioxins endocrine disruptors, too? Are endocrine disruptors highly toxic as dioxins?