Swedish Society of Nature Conservation releases study on pre-school environment, identifies chemical exposures from food preserves
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December 16, 2013
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December 16, 2013
Cancer deaths at 8.2 million
Reuters reports on new International Agency for Research on Cancer report; finds breast cancer to increase sharply
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December 16, 2013
Shorter-chain perfluorinated alternatives
FPF reports on new Swiss study, reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of 20 perfluorinated chemical alternatives
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December 16, 2013
Lobbying in food safety discussions at FDA
FDA to prioritize private interest groups over public interest groups discussing safety issues
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December 11, 2013
FCMs detected in drinking water
Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water
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December 9, 2013
Marine plastic debris pollutes food chain
Marine plastic pollution harms wildlife, transfers persistent organic pollutants into the food chain
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December 9, 2013
FACET goes online
Dietary exposure tool is now available online, allows the inclusion of new substances not covered in the pre-loaded database
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December 9, 2013
Presence of BPA substitutes in Chinese Food
FPF reports on new study investigating bisphenol contamination of Chinese food, BPA continues to be most important contaminant in China
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December 6, 2013
Symposium on health impact of nanomaterials
US research institute discusses environmental and human health impact of nanomaterials, scientists suggest high throughput screening to control adverse impact
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December 6, 2013
Sweden adopts future chemicals policy
Sweden adopts new strategy towards a non-toxic environment, proposes to work on chemical groups to accelerate phase-out of dangerous substances
