New study investigates estrogenic activity of BPA-free polycarbonate plastics used in food contact
June 2, 2014
PPTOX conference
Conference on environmental stressors in disease and human health implications to take place in October 2014
May 23, 2014
Sweden sues Commission on EDC criteria
Sweden announced it would sue the European Commission for delaying the EDC criteria, accuses EC of industry lobbying
May 13, 2014
EDCs affect sperm function
New research shows that mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interferes with sperm’s swimming behavior, navigation and ability to penetrate egg cells
May 9, 2014
EDC’s role in autism
New study searches for links between EDCs and autism; finds association between PFOA and the disease
May 7, 2014
Evolutionary insight into endocrine disruption
Researchers investigate evolution of hormone receptors; little evolutionary pressure explains responsiveness to environmental toxicants
April 24, 2014
Opinion: Personal value acknowledgments towards better public health policy
Environmental Health News guest contributors suggest declaring personal interests to increase transparency in scientific debates
April 14, 2014
Webinar: Removing EDCs from products
Webinar with compliance manager from Danish retailer which removed parabens and BPA from private label products
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
March 17, 2014
Opinion: No more secrets over trade talks
MEP Scott-Cato responds to MEP Girling’s article in the Wall Street Journal, argues for the use of the precautionary principle in EDC policy and the opening of the TTIP trade talks to the public
