Petition calls upon US drugstore chain to remove toxic chemicals from products, member of Montana Conservation Voters criticizes lacking chemicals policy
BPA and phthalates linked to weight gain
New study links body weight to BPA and phthalate exposure, first prospective cohort study on BPA and weight gain
Evolutionary insight into endocrine disruption
Researchers investigate evolution of hormone receptors; little evolutionary pressure explains responsiveness to environmental toxicants
Chicago approves plastic bag ban
Full City Council approves ban of single-use plastic bag; comes into force in August 2015
Opinion: FDA concludes prematurely on BPA’s safety
NRDC scientists comments on FDA conclusion regarding BPA’s safety; undermines BPA safety research
US National Academy of Sciences urges redo of EPA’s draft risk paper
US National Academy of Sciences criticizes EPA report on adequacy of toxicity testing for non-monotonic dose-responses
France publishes national EDC strategy
France to remove BPA from cashier receipts and toys; to evaluate safety of 5 food contact substances suspected to be EDCs in 2014
BPA masculinizes female brains
New results from FDA’s BPA low dose study show significant effects on female rat brains at lowest dose
Opinion: Plastic is food poisoning
Huffington Post publishes article calling plastic “food poisoning”, comments on evidence of estrogenic activity of plastic food contact materials
Stakeholders comment on EFSA’s BPA risk assessment
EFSA invites BPA stakeholders for discussion of scientific opinions on risk assessment of BPA; stakeholders from national agencies, NGOs, industry, academia comment