U.S. FDA reviewed the first decade of the Food Contact Notification program
January 6, 2015
France bans BPA
Second phase of the BPA ban includes all packaging, containers and utensils coming into contact with food
January 5, 2015
Denmark surveys hazardous substances in plastics
Danish EPA identifies 132 problematic substances or substance groups in plastic products
December 19, 2014
Sweden comments on EDC criteria
The Swedish Chemicals Agency responded to the Commission’s proposal on criteria to identify EDCs
December 18, 2014
Emission of PFCAs from heated kitchenware and consumer products
New study shows perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids to be emitted from heated polytetrafluoroethylene surfaces, emission increases with temperature
December 18, 2014
Phthalate metabolites detected in Chinese school children
Cumulative risks from exposure to multiple phthalates higher for children in manufacturing-intensive locations
December 18, 2014
New JRC resource for predictive toxicology
JRC’s EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing launches a genotoxicity and carcinogenicity database
December 17, 2014
ChemSec concerned about changes to the REACH authorization process
Changes proposed by the EC to the authorization process might jeopardize intentions of REACH
December 17, 2014
Europe: efforts towards harmonized human biomonitoring
New study reports on the first Europe-wide biomonitoring project in 17 countries
December 16, 2014
BPA-free thermoplastic resins can release estrogenic chemicals
BPA-free thermoplastic resins evaluated for estrogenic activity, four out of 14 resins released estrogenic chemicals
