Belgian researchers find urinary phthalate metabolites associated with insulin resistance in obese individuals
January 30, 2015
Prenatal phthalate exposure and pubertal development
Taiwanese study shows prenatal phthalate exposure may delay pubertal development (uterus size, bone age) in girls
January 30, 2015
ChemSec opinion: BPA is far from safe
ChemSec, the International Chemical Secretariat, is concerned with the media presentation of EFSA’s recent scientific opinion on BPA
January 29, 2015
EDC exposure and early menopause in US women
New study links exposure to EDCs and earlier age at menopause, 15 EDCs identified for closer evaluation including DEHP metabolites
January 28, 2015
Study shows oral BPA intake to be of no risk for high exposures
Soup consumption did not lead to higher levels of the active form of BPA in blood of human volunteers, BPA eliminated in urine within 24 hours
January 28, 2015
Sweden has wide support in the court case on EDC criteria
Sweden took EC to court due to failure to adopt EDC criteria by the end of 2013, case now gained support of European Parliament and Council along with Member States
January 27, 2015
Detailed online tool on bioplastics
German organic food association publishes decision-making support tool for food producers
January 27, 2015
Berlin: 1st joint symposium on nanotechnology
Joint symposium of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Fraunhofer Food Chain Management and Nanotechnology Alliances to be held on 5-6 March, 2015
January 27, 2015
EFSA to bridge the knowledge gap on non-plastic FCMs
Food Ingredients and Packaging (FIP) Network discussed the latest developments in the area of non-plastics FCMs, next meeting in the first half of 2015
January 26, 2015
BPA shown to disrupt sperm development
U.S. researchers show that brief exposures to BPA and other estrogens early in life can alter the stem cells involved in sperm production years later
