New epidemiological study links BPA and phthalates to Type 2 diabetes, elevated risk for pre-menopausal women
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April 16, 2014
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April 15, 2014
Opinion: Protecting children through labeling
Morning Sentinel comments on phthalates in products, calls upon Maine government to enforce product labeling to protect vulnerable populations
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April 14, 2014
Opinion: FDA study on BPA receives unjustified criticism
Forbes reports on FDA publication finding BPA safe and opposes subsequent Mother Jones article arguing that FDA study borders on scientific misconduct
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April 14, 2014
Webinar: Removing EDCs from products
Webinar with compliance manager from Danish retailer which removed parabens and BPA from private label products
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April 14, 2014
Opinion: Glaring loophole in FDA food contact legislation
PolicyMic reports on the National Resources Defense Council report on GRAS, considers GRAS gaping loophole in US food and food contact regulation
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April 14, 2014
Q&A Twitter session on plastics
Sense about Science holds Q&A on plastics packaging on Twitter, answers by Alan Boobis from the Imperial College London and an industry representative
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April 11, 2014
EDC safety threshold may be inaccurate
Medical Press reports on new EDC study, human and rat testes respond differently in two thirds of cases
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April 10, 2014
EFSA to complete BPA evaluation in 2014
EFSA publishes press release regarding BPA evaluation, to complete assessment by the end of 2014
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April 10, 2014
Controversies around the safety of FCMs
FPF session at 2014 European Symposium on Food Safety; addresses controversies in food packaging safety
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April 10, 2014
ANSES opposes BPA opinion
French health agency publishes comments on EFSA’s opinion on BPA ; confirms earlier conclusion that BPA poses a risk to public health
