New study provides urine and serum profiles of BPA in 10 volunteers who participated in Teeguarden et al. (2015) study
Nature Food study finds gaps in food system plastics research
Systematic scoping review assesses the research literature covering plastic’s effects on human health, the environment, and food security/economics through the entire food system from 2000 through 2018; includes over 3,300 studies; found majority of previous research focused on food security/economics; identified gaps related to studies on the effect of plastics on human health, meta-analyses, and research within low-income nations
Bioplastics market trends and challenges
Food contact bioplastics expected to grow contiuously
Workshop on obesity and environmental contaminants
Obesogens to be discussed in October 2015 in Sweden
FDA denies citizen petition to ban phthalates in food contact materials
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejects two citizen petitions from 2016 asking it to remove 28 phthalates from food contact use for safety reasons; grants industry petition to remove 23 phthalates due to abandonment; FDA issues request for information on use and safety information of remaining phthalates; comments accepted until July 19, 2022
New FPF report: Dietary intake of BPA in the US
Researchers identified canned vegetables as a major contributor to adult BPA exposure through food
Yahoo News: reusing plastic food packaging
Article by Yahoo Health discusses reusability of food containers made of different plastic materials
BPA classified as reproductive toxicant
European Commission’s REACH Committee adopts draft regulation classifying BPA as ‘toxic for reproduction’
Studies report on oligomer migration from food packaging
Scientists perform migration experiments for oligomer analysis; one study detects eight chemicals including six non-intentionally added oligomers to migrate from multilayer biodegradable teacups; second study reports on oligomer migration from polycarbonate tableware as ‘hidden source’ of bisphenol A (BPA)
New study identifies candidates for hormonal activity in bottled waters
Antiestrogenic substance di(2-ethylhexyl) fumarate identified in retail samples, origin of contamination remains unclear