EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, mineral oil migration, authorization of recycling processes, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs
December 21, 2016
EU technical expert group for FCMs: New meeting summary
DG SANTE’s technical expert group for FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs
December 20, 2016
Opinion: Most chemical substitutions are regrettable
Washington Post article illustrates repeated history of regrettable substitution of hazardous chemicals, calls out flaws in U.S. chemicals policy
December 20, 2016
EFSA on epigenetics in risk assessment
EFSA publishes official report from the June 2016 colloquium on epigenetics in risk assessment
December 20, 2016
BPA on the list of SVHCs as of 2017
ECHA Member State Committee unanimously agrees on identification of bisphenol A and three other substances as substances of very high concern (SVHCs); substances to be added to SVHC list in January 2017
December 19, 2016
Mineral oils: Toxicity, exposure possibly underestimated
Scientific study compares accumulation of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) in rats to humans; findings imply that current acceptable daily intake for MOSH may be set too high and current human exposure is underestimated
December 19, 2016
New loopholes with revised EDC criteria
NGO CHEM Trust criticizes Commission’s newest draft EDC criteria for persisting high burden of proof and loopholes that allow continued use of endocrine disrupting pesticides
December 19, 2016
Nano Network 2016 report published
Annual report of EFSA’s Network for Risk Assessment of Nanotechnologies in Food and Feed available online; activities of Member States, EU agencies, and the European Commission presented
December 19, 2016
PFOA and PFOS hazardous to human immune system
U.S. National Toxicology Program publishes systematic review on exposure to PFOA and PFOS and immunotoxicity, concludes that both substances are presumed immune hazards to humans
December 16, 2016
2016 report of French nano-registry
French environment ministry publishes 2016 registrations of nanomaterials; 13,353 substances declared, slightly less than in 2015
