EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP and DEHP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online
Experts on plastics’ effects urge binding treaty
Scientists with expertise on the effects of chemicals and pollution from plastics urge the United States to support a binding plastics treaty; promote Rwanda and Peru’s resolution as one considering the entire life cycle of plastics
EFSA working group on FCMs: 28th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on food contact materials now available online
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 15th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
EFSA working group on phthalates: 1st meeting
EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP and DEHP for food contact plastics; minutes of first meeting now available online
EFSA: Information for the public
EFSA opens doors to public on April 26-29, 2016; registration for info sessions open until April 11, 2016
EFSA meets national experts on Bisphenol A
EFSA met experts from member states to listen to recent scientific work on the risk assessment of Bisphenol A in the areas of human exposures, BPA levels in food, analytical methods and toxicity
EFSA phthalates working group: 9th meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reviews comments received during public consultation on draft opinion of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP, DIDP; revisions and responses to comments to be discussed in future meeting
Nature: scientists claim effects at very low dose, regulators are not yet convinced
Researchers are discovering low-dose effects of endocrine disruptors since the seventies yet the issue remains a controversy and chemical regulation remains to be modified
EFSA: BPA opinion adopted
Scientific opinion on bisphenol A to be published in January 2015