Opinion: Walgreens should pull toxic products

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