Study linked lead exposure of pregnant mice to obesity in offspring
Avoiding drinking water from garden hoses
CBC news advises against drinking water from garden hoses; may leach phthalates, BPA & lead above drinking water standards
Korean children have excessive levels of lead and BPA
Korean Ministry of Environment publishes chemical exposure report; BPA levels twice as high as elsewhere
Coffee makers release lead
German risk assessment institute reports excessive lead migration from coffee and espresso makers, highest migration from portafilter machines
NGO lists dirty dozen of EDCs
Environmental Working Group publishes list of worst endocrine disruptors, recommendation on how to avoid them
New regulation on ceramics postponed
European Commission’s DG SANCO meets with food contact materials stakeholder group, discusses current issues
Bisphenol A and lead in mothers and children in Vienna and Bratislava
The Austrian study Um-MuKi (Environment, mother, child) found lead and bisphenol A in the blood of mothers and children in Bratislava and Vienna