Academic scientists criticize U.S. FDA’s premature conclusions on safety of bisphenol A based on draft CLARITY-BPA core study report; academic studies within CLARITY-BPA will elucidate more sensitive effects on endocrine system
February 28, 2018
EFSA working group on FCMs: 28th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
February 28, 2018
How to improve risk assessment of FCMs?
Article in Environmental Health Perspectives discusses shortcomings in current risk assessment of food contact materials, features expert opinions
February 27, 2018
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 21st meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
February 27, 2018
Plastic straws to be banned
UK Environment Secretary pushes for ban on plastics straws; EU Commission’s vice-president says EU law on single-use plastics expected before summer 2018
February 26, 2018
Temperature control and quantification of migration
EU reference laboratory for FCMs publishes report on performance of EU official laboratories in migration testing; 59% of labs succeed in temperature control, 80% in migration quantification
February 26, 2018
‘BPA produced minimal effects’
GLP core study of CLARITY-BPA research program finds ‘few significant effects’ in rats chronically exposed to bisphenol A; American Chemistry Council emphasizes that BPA is safe for consumers
February 23, 2018
Draft CLARITY-BPA report published
U.S. National Toxicology Program releases draft report on CLARITY-BPA study; deadline for comments is April 12, 2018; meeting for peer-review scheduled for April 26, 2018
February 23, 2018
More information on PFHxS needed
Report by Norwegian Environment Agency finds “lack of available information” on production and use of PFHxS; substance possibly used in food packaging
February 23, 2018
2nd plastics recycling show
Plastics Recyclers Europe hosts 2018 Plastics Recycling Show Europe, a pan-European exhibition and conference for plastics recycling experts, on April 24-25, 2018 in Amsterdam
