Article by health professional Leonardo Trasande outlines opportunities and drawbacks of current bills to reform U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act for protection of human health
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March 15, 2016
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November 10, 2014
Regulatory toxicologist on TTC approach
New publication illustrates the use of TTC approach in risk assessment of substances in food
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November 18, 2014
Financial costs of inaction on EDCs
Study estimates EU-wide financial burden of EDC-related diseases in men, ranges from 60 to 1200 million euros
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March 24, 2023
BPS and other color developers migrate from food labels into food
Scientists analyze 140 Canadian samples of food packaging and thermal labels; first to demonstrate that bisphenol S (BPS) and alternative chemicals found in food labels migrate through packaging materials into food; study assesses levels of BPS and other bisphenols in 79 canned Turkish foods; detect BPS in six samples in levels up to 0.036 mg/kg food
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October 11, 2021
ECHA conference sums up first year of EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) scientists, and chemical supply chain stakeholders meet online for Safer Chemicals Conference; discuss changes to chemical assessments, nanomaterials, launch of SCIP database; highlights inefficient communication between stakeholders slowing down processes
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June 17, 2016
Guidance for risk assessment of FCMs
EFSA’s proposal for new exposure estimates and next steps explained during 2nd International Conference on Food & Beverage Packaging in Rome
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June 15, 2020
WEF webinar discusses plastic pollution and the green recovery
World Economic Forum (WEF) webinar features presentations investigating environmental challenges created by COVID-19 pandemic; discusses effects on the shift away from single-use plastics and on ability to recycle, reviews strategies for moving forward
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July 1, 2016
Chemicals and global burden of disease
International scientists review early-life environmental contributions to disease, identify chemical exposure as leading factor to be considered, discuss challenges, outlook
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August 24, 2016
FDA's GRAS review is efficient
Environmental Defense Fund + Business blog explains FDA’s review procedure for food additives ‘generally recognized as safe’ and highlights importance of FDA safety review to ensure food safety
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July 4, 2017
Public directory of exposure data and tools
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals launches public directory of exposure data sources and tools to estimate exposure
