New method for the detection of contaminants in in recycled paper and paperboard. Significant levels of BPA, DEHP and nonylphenols found in commercial retail samples of recycled paperboard food contact materials.
August 15, 2013
May French BPA action lead to EU-wide ban?
Legal consultants from Hogan Lovells review BPA ban in France
August 13, 2013
BPA feminizes digit ratios in rats
New study finds BPA to feminize male rat offspring, rat paws a promising biomarker for the study of EDCs
August 7, 2013
Food contact chemical burden linked to wealth
New study linking chemical body to socioeconomic status, necessary to reduce chemical burden of the poor and the wealthy
August 6, 2013
Prenatal BPA exposure affects lung development
New study investigates effects of prenatal BPA exposure on airway cell development in rhesus monkeys
August 5, 2013
BPA disrupts human egg maturation
New study investigates effect of BPA exposure on human egg development and infers link to infertility
August 5, 2013
New baseline for BPA exposure?
Environmental Health Perspectives reports on new sublingual BPA study, may set new baseline for BPA exposure
August 5, 2013
ACC: BPA levels too high to predict egg cell maturation in humans
American Chemistry Council responds to study linking BPA exposure to disrupted egg cell maturation
July 31, 2013
NGO statement on child feeding and chemical residues
Non-profit organization IBFAN advises mothers to breastfeed irrespective of chemical burden, chemical contaminants present in both breast milk and infant foods
