Denmark and Sweden maintain that EDC criteria require too high burden of proof; France promises tougher national controls on EDCs; Endocrine Society calls on EU Parliament to ‘gather input’ from endocrine scientists
July 10, 2017
RIVM: Annual report 2016 online
Dutch institute for public health and environment (RIVM) publishes annual report 2016
July 7, 2017
Sources of PFASs exposure in humans
Scientists examine associations between exposure factors and levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in humans; compare several methods of dietary exposure assessment; food contact articles significantly contributed to PFASs intakes
July 7, 2017
Phthalates’ impact on human health
Scientists compile comprehensive review on phthalates, focus on human health effects observed in epidemiological and clinical studies
July 6, 2017
Opinion: Too many plastic bottles
One million plastic bottles are bought every minute and consumption projected to increase 20% by 2021, resulting in environmental crisis; NGO calls on drinks industry “to reduce its plastic footprint”
July 5, 2017
EU Member States adopt EDC criteria
EU Member States vote in favor of European Commission-proposed criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in the field of plant protection products; both industry and NGOs view adopted criteria as ‘flawed,’ call on European Parliament to veto the proposal
July 4, 2017
Contaminants in food
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) publishes special issue on contaminants in food; groups and origins of contaminants, risk perception and exposure estimation covered
July 4, 2017
Public directory of exposure data and tools
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals launches public directory of exposure data sources and tools to estimate exposure
July 3, 2017
EDC fact sheet
Non-profit research institute “The Endocrine Disruption Exchange” (TEDX) publishes fact sheet on endocrine disrupting chemicals, their potential effects on health, ways to reduce EDC exposure
July 3, 2017
JRC data catalogue
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) launches online platform providing access to its research data on various topics including food, health, consumer protection
