Switzerland not to ban BPA

Swiss government to await BPA report, will consider French findings

Los Angeles bans single use plastic bags

Los Angeles retailers to remove single use plastic bags by January 2014

New Food Packaging Forum report on NIAS

Non-intentionally added substances (NIAS): a challenge for risk assessment

U.S. Right-to-Know Act to include nonylphenol category

U.S. EPA proposes adding nonylphenol to Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting

NIEHS director criticized by Congress on article linking endocrine disruptors to disease

Link between EDCs and disease personal opinion of NIEHS director, not official position   

Mandatory BPA labeling in France

France notifies European Commission on draft decree requiring BPA labeling 

ECHA identifies PFOA and 5 other substances as Substances of Very High Concern

ECHA’s Member State Committee agrees to place six substances on candidate list for Substances of Very High Concern

ACC: No need to change toxicity testing for EDCs

ACC supports EPA report on non-monotonic dose-response and low dose effects

EPA publishes draft report on non-monotonic dose-response, low dose effects

Non-monotonic dose-responses not common, current toxicity testing sufficient concludes US EPA

ACC: No causal link between BPA exposure and obesity

ACC responds to new BPA study linking the chemical to obesity in puberty-aged girls