EFSA authorizes another process to recycle PP and HDPE crates for food contact use
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April 18, 2013
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January 14, 2019
Second plastics survey results
European Plastics Converters Association survey highlights continued need for improvements in quality of recycled plastics including through collection and sorting
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January 20, 2020
Food cans, printing inks identified as priority products
U.S. state of Washington identifies food cans as priority products under its safer products program for being a significant source of bisphenols, highlighted as major concern for human exposure and volume used; printing inks also included as source of polychlorinated biphenyls
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October 29, 2019
FPF Workshop 2019: Doubt is their product
David Michaels explains how ‘manufactured scientific uncertainty’ is used to delay regulatory actions on harmful products
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November 5, 2013
DuPont separates from fluorinated chemicals
DuPont announces sales of Titanium Technologies and Chemicals& Fluoroproducts businesses, part of portfolio enhancement
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May 9, 2014
EDC’s role in autism
New study searches for links between EDCs and autism; finds association between PFOA and the disease
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January 16, 2019
4 new PAHs on SVHC list
European Chemicals Agency includes 6 new chemicals, 4 of them polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, in the candidate list of substances of very high concern
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February 16, 2016
Long-term migration from PVC coating
FDA scientists question utility of long-storage migration testing conditions; find increasing migration of benzoguanamine with longer storage
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May 8, 2014
BPA and phthalates linked to weight gain
New study links body weight to BPA and phthalate exposure, first prospective cohort study on BPA and weight gain
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June 3, 2014
Avoiding drinking water from garden hoses
CBC news advises against drinking water from garden hoses; may leach phthalates, BPA & lead above drinking water standards
