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Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water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