New study investigates BPA levels in Japanese foods, imported foods contain significantly higher levels than domestic products
December 16, 2013
Shorter-chain perfluorinated alternatives
FPF reports on new Swiss study, reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of 20 perfluorinated chemical alternatives
December 11, 2013
FCMs detected in drinking water
Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water
December 9, 2013
FACET goes online
Dietary exposure tool is now available online, allows the inclusion of new substances not covered in the pre-loaded database
December 9, 2013
Presence of BPA substitutes in Chinese Food
FPF reports on new study investigating bisphenol contamination of Chinese food, BPA continues to be most important contaminant in China
December 6, 2013
Symposium on health impact of nanomaterials
US research institute discusses environmental and human health impact of nanomaterials, scientists suggest high throughput screening to control adverse impact
December 5, 2013
Letter to the authors of BPA oral absorption study
EHP publishes a letter to Gayrard et al. and the researchers’ response, points to differences in BPA exposure throughout the body
December 5, 2013
BPA and migraines
News agency Mail reports on link between food contact substance and migraines, change in diet may reduce headache frequency and severity
December 3, 2013
Coffee makers release lead
German risk assessment institute reports excessive lead migration from coffee and espresso makers, highest migration from portafilter machines
November 27, 2013
How chemical exposures affect great-grandchildren
Magazine reports on transgenerational epigenetic effects, reviews work of leading expert and implications for chemical risk assessment
