Swedish and Dutch governments hold workshop investigating application of a mixture assessment factor for risk assessment under REACH legislation; ask EU member states for feedback, best procedure for way forward
March 3, 2020
Swedish report on future chemical management
Ministry of Environment report investigates improving management of hazardous chemicals by group, consideration of mixture toxicity in risk assessment; provides 11 recommendations for regulators; public comments accepted until May 29, 2020
March 3, 2020
Scientific consensus statement on food contact chemicals and human health
Group of 33 international scientists publish peer-reviewed statement identifying seven specific areas for improvement, urge decision makers to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals present in food packaging and other contact food contact materials
February 4, 2020
EFSA report: Human risk assessment for combined exposure
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publishes technical report outlining low tier risk assessment methodology for multiple regulated compounds with non-cancer effects; implements EFSA’s MIXTOX guidance document
April 18, 2019
EuroMix Project webinar series
Horizon 2020 research project on mixture risk assessment to hold series of five webinars; will provide understanding of the approach developed and demonstrate use of the published toolbox
March 28, 2019
EDC-MixRisk and EuroMix stakeholder workshop
Two EU funded research projects investigating chemical mixtures hold joint stakeholder workshop to present results, call for better consideration of mixtures in regulatory risk assessment and provide open-source tools for future research
March 26, 2019
EFSA publishes mixtures methodology
European Food Safety Authority launches guidance on assessment of ‘combined effects’ of chemical mixtures in food and feed
January 18, 2019
EFSA: Genotoxicity of mixtures
European Food Safety Authority publishes statement on genotoxicity assessment of chemical mixtures
December 14, 2018
Toxic effects of MOSH exposure
Dietary exposure of rats to mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) fractions similar to those accumulating in humans causes increase of liver and spleen weights; clinical significance needs further investigation
December 10, 2018
Science and practice of mixture assessment
Scientific means to assess chemical mixtures are available, but regulatory application lags behind due to practical challenges and lack of legal mandates