Non-profit organization ChemSec, part of EDC-Free Europe, deems revised EU EDC criteria do not adequately protect public health and environment
Plastics and ocean protection
Marine pollution with plastics debris receives increased attention in the media, U.S. government issues new plans to protect oceans
Review on low-dose effects of hormones and EDCs
In-depth review of low-dose effects of hormones and endocrine disrupting chemicals and their implications for risk assessment
EFSA final scientific opinion on PFAS in food
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publishes final version of its opinion on risk to human health from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food; sets group tolerable weekly intake limit of 4.4 ng/kg body weight for four most commonly measured PFAS in humans
Brominated flame retardants in European food contact materials
Black thermocups and kitchen utensils contaminated with brominated flame retardants from illicit recycling practices
Aluminum kitchen ware replacement to protect high risk group
New study estimates the dietary exposure to aluminum and evaluates the contribution of kitchen ware
PFAS research snapshot Q4 2023: presence, migration, health concerns, and regrettable substitution
Scientists detect two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in plastic food storage bags; study assesses PFAS in 119 single-use food packaging and tableware samples from around the world and detectes PFAS in 54%; two reviews raise awareness of PFAS impact on human liver health and safety issues connected with the PFAS substitutes – polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters (PAPs); scientist calls for more research to assess combined environmental effect of microplastics and PFAS
Fluorinated chemicals in microwave popcorn bags
Danish consumer council tests nine different bags of microwave oven popcorn and finds PFCAs in the lining of all of them
New BPA review confirms low dose effects
BPA to affect humans at much lower doses than previously thought, new review updates 2007 review of low dose effects and comes to stronger conclusions
Study finds PFAS in 100% of sampled breastmilk
Environmental Science and Technology publishes study in which 100% of milk samples from breast-feeding mothers contained at least one of 39 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Phased-out PFOS and PFOA were most abundant compounds but currently used short-chain PFAS such as PFHpA and PFHpA detected in majority of samples and becoming more common; The Guardian reports chemical companies hid risks about short-chain PFAS in food packaging