Coop Denmark launches campaign on ‘cocktails’ of hazardous chemicals in consumer products, urges Danish government to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenols in food contact materials
September 18, 2017
Priority substances for EU biomonitoring project
Stakeholder NGOs and industry groups nominate priority substances for European Human Biomonitoring Initiative; deadline for nomination is September 2017
September 13, 2017
Focus on ‘BPA-free’ products
Article discusses common BPA substitutes and whether products labeled ‘BPA-free’ are safer
September 12, 2017
Public consultation on 9 new SVHCs
ECHA opens public consultation on proposals for 9 substances of very high concern, including BPA as environmental endocrine disruptor; deadline for comments is October 20, 2017
September 11, 2017
EFSA: Systematic review of BPA literature
Scientists and research organizations comment on EFSA’s protocol for the safety reassessment of bisphenol A; full report on public consultation to be published end of 2017
September 8, 2017
BPF exposures on the rise
Detox Me project of Silent Spring Institute shows that consumers inclined to buy ‘BPA-free’ products do have lower levels of bisphenol A but higher levels of common substitute bisphenol F
September 8, 2017
Prolonged exposure to BPA after dermal contact
Scientists show uptake and elimination of bisphenol A after dermal contact are slower than after ingestion; findings suggest higher steady state levels after repeated dermal exposures
September 4, 2017
EU adds CMRs to REACH restriction list
EU Commission places over 20 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic substances on Annex XVII list of restricted substances under REACH; amendment includes substances relevant for food contact such as BPA
September 4, 2017
Sweden screens EU market for bisphenols
Swedish Chemicals Agency identifies 37 bisphenols with potential endocrine disrupting properties that could be on the European market
August 25, 2017
Draft EU regulation on BPA in FCMs
EU Commission opens commenting period for draft regulation on BPA in varnishes and coatings for food contact, establishes new specific migration limit of 0.05 mg/kg food; no BPA migration permitted from food contact plastics for infants and toddlers
