EFSA to improve risk assessment

EFSA starts series of initiatives to strengthen support to applicants and other stakeholders

Opinion: BPA exposure may not be sufficiently high to cause harm

Director of industry’s BPA coalition reviews BPA biomonitoring data, concludes that levels are safe but BPA replacements may be of interest

 

Barbecuing chicken on beer cans is risky

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment advises against beer chicken, migration of printing inks and coatings

How mothers’ environment affects grandchildren

New study observes disease inheritance across generations, but finds epigenetic changes not to persist

New FPF report: Biocides and food contact materials

Food Packaging Forum summarizes the application, regulation and health hazards of biocides

New study investigates hormonal activity of food packaging

Austrian researchers publish new findings on (anti)estrogen and (anti)androgen effects of various different food contact materials; polystyrene and other materials test positive

Hormonal activity of food contact materials: New research findings from Austria

Polystyrene sample found to be estrogenic and antiandrogenic in two different in vitro assays, other food contact materials’ overall migrate tested positive for estrogenicity in some cases, no final verdict on hormonal active chemicals’ identities

Opinion: TTIP – a toxic trade partnership

Transatlantic trade agreement proposal reflects chemical industry position to the detriment of public health and the environment; 111 NGOs send letter to TTIP negotiators

US: New attempt to ban BPA

Congress reintroduces bill to ban BPA, would require safety review of the safety of all food contact substances

New EFSA food contact chair

EFSA elects new Chair of the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids