Full City Council approves ban of single-use plastic bag; comes into force in August 2015
May 7, 2014
Opinion: FDA concludes prematurely on BPA’s safety
NRDC scientists comments on FDA conclusion regarding BPA’s safety; undermines BPA safety research
May 6, 2014
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
May 5, 2014
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
May 1, 2014
BPA masculinizes female brains
New results from FDA’s BPA low dose study show significant effects on female rat brains at lowest dose
April 30, 2014
Opinion: Plastic is food poisoning
Huffington Post publishes article calling plastic “food poisoning”, comments on evidence of estrogenic activity of plastic food contact materials
April 30, 2014
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
April 30, 2014
BPA linked to miscarriages
Higher risk of miscarriage in women highly exposed to BPA; lead author advises pregnant women to avoid BPA exposure
April 30, 2014
US House hearing on US chemical law reform
US House of Representatives hold hearing on revised Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA); moves bill slightly forward
April 29, 2014
Brominated flame retardants detected in Korean FCMs
Varying levels of the four major brominated flame retardants found in polystyrene food contact materials
