A German Consumer Protection Agency measures mineral oils at levels higher than 10mg/kg in chocolate from advent calendars and finds some to be contaminated with aromatic mineral oils
November 19, 2012
Ingestion of phthalates may also be linked to asthma
Irrespective of the route of exposure, a high body burden of phthalates was found to be associated with asthma in Norwegian children
November 16, 2012
New study finds humidity to be crucial for assessing migration
Danish researchers have studied migration of benzophenone from paperboard into a solid food simulant and identified relative humidity as a critical factor that needs to be taken into account in migration modelling of compounds with aromatic groups.
November 14, 2012
Nature: Linking obesity and Bisphenol A
Researcher reviews in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology evidence of Bisphenol A causing obesity in children and adolescents .
November 13, 2012
European total diet study to estimate exposure to contaminants in food
A Europe wide research project will analyze contaminants in a wide variety of foods to estimate total dietary exposure.
November 12, 2012
German television channel finds diethylhexyl phthalate in food
A sampling of different food stuffs by a northern German broadcast finds the phthalate diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) in packed cheese, butter and cream.
November 12, 2012
ECETOC publishes compilation on endocrine disruptors
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals compiles package of publications on endocrine disrupting chemicals
November 9, 2012
Analysis of food-packaging migrants: Review of the state-of-the-art
A scientific review article published in the peer-reviewed journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry describes recent advances in the analysis of food packaging migrants.
November 9, 2012
New research on migration of phthalates into foods
A newly published article identifies PET dishes used to package heated meals as source of two phthalates, while the same meals packaged in aluminum trays did not show elevated levels. All meals contained both phthalates prior to packaging.
