Review on assessment of nanomaterials; discussion about advances and unresolved questions
BPA an environmental endocrine disruptor
ECHA’s Member States Committee supports Germany’s proposal to classify BPA as substance of very high concern (SVHC) due to endocrine disrupting properties with probable effects in the environment
EFSA working group on FCMs: 14th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on FCMs now available
Cut-off values for data on chemicals in food
EFSA publishes step-wise approach to selecting cut-off values for non-quantified/non-detected data to reduce uncertainty in dietary exposure assessments
EFSA working group on FCMs: 13th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on FCMs available on EFSA’s website
EFSA consultation on chlorinated paraffins
European Food Safety Authority publishes draft scientific opinion on risks posed by chlorinated paraffins in food, opens public consultation until September 17, 2019
Studies review human exposures and effects of micro- and nanoplastics
Three studies investigate micro- and nanoplastics – source, organ deposition, and reproductive effects; detect up to 240,000 plastic particles/L in bottled water with 90% being nanoplastics; find microplastics in human lung, intestine, and kidney tissues; polyethylene particles found to affect placental function in mice
EFSA evaluates ‘Envases Ureña’ recycling process
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling process ‘Envases Ureña’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions
EFSA working group on FCMs: 29th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
‘The trouble with plastics’
Special issue of peer-reviewed journal Birth Defects Research presents a collection of articles on plastics’ effects on human health, with a particular focus on early development