Lobbying in food safety discussions at FDA

FDA to prioritize private interest groups over public interest groups discussing safety issues

Swedish study on pre-school chemical exposure

Swedish Society of Nature Conservation releases study on pre-school environment, identifies chemical exposures from food preserves

Cancer deaths at 8.2 million

Reuters reports on new International Agency for Research on Cancer report; finds breast cancer to increase sharply

Shorter-chain perfluorinated alternatives

FPF reports on new Swiss study, reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of 20 perfluorinated chemical alternatives

FCMs detected in drinking water

Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water

Bisphenol analogue contamination of Chinese food

New study surveys Chinese food contamination with BPA substitutes, detects bisphenol A, S and F in majority of food stuffs, BPA exposure lower than in Europe

Marine plastic debris pollutes food chain

Marine plastic pollution harms wildlife, transfers persistent organic pollutants into the food chain

FACET goes online

Dietary exposure tool is now available online, allows the inclusion of new substances not covered in the pre-loaded database

Presence of BPA substitutes in Chinese Food

FPF reports on new study investigating bisphenol contamination of Chinese food, BPA continues to be most important contaminant in China

Symposium on health impact of nanomaterials

US research institute discusses environmental and human health impact of nanomaterials, scientists suggest high throughput screening to control adverse impact