Nature commentary discusses three approaches towards safer chemicals and products: Standardized chemical safety tests, testing finished products, and publicly disclosing test results
August 16, 2016
Push for BPA warning labels in California
Consumer advocates call on Californians to make the State properly enforce warning label rules for canned foods and beverages containing BPA in the can linings
August 8, 2016
REACH congress 2016
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment hosts congress on REACH regulation on October 5-6, 2016 in Berlin, Germany; special focus on consumer protection and authorization of SVHCs
August 8, 2016
Dispute over EDCs continues
Correspondence articles in Nature express opposing opinions on hazard identification of endocrine disruptors and how they should be regulated
August 5, 2016
FCM seminar: Migration and legal requirements
International Packaging Institute addresses migration and legal requirements for food contact materials in one-day seminar on August 31, 2016 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
August 4, 2016
Meetings on Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosts meetings on the revised U.S. chemicals regulation on August 9-12, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
August 4, 2016
Potency missing in EDC criteria
European Chemical Industry Council responds to EU Commission’s public consultation of EDC criteria; supports use of WHO/IPCS definition but urges Commission to include potency
August 3, 2016
Endocrine Society concerned about EDC criteria
Endocrine Society submits comment to EU Commission’s public consultation on EDC criteria; criticizes high burden of proof and advocates for EDC criteria reflecting state of science
July 27, 2016
Cost of EU chemicals regulation
European Commission publishes study assessing the cost of regulation on EU’s chemical industry; CHEM Trust and Cefic release commentaries
July 22, 2016
Reaction to public consultation on EDC criteria
CHEM Trust responds to EU Commission’s public consultation on EDC criteria; urges EU institutions to change Commission’s proposal to better protect people and wildlife
