Frameworks for alternatives assessment reviewed in Environmental Health Perspectives
September 4, 2015
EFSA conference on food safety
EFSA hosts 2nd scientific conference on food safety on October 14-16, 2015 in Milan, Italy
July 14, 2015
Emerging toxicological science and food safety
Society of Toxicology and U.S. Food and Drug Administration hold four colloquia on emerging toxicological science; recordings and materials available on website
July 3, 2015
First results of EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
EPA releases screening results for 52 pesticide chemicals; American Chemistry Council applauds EPA on this accomplishment
May 21, 2015
When the dose does not make the poison
Scientists comment on first proposal to integrate non-monotonic dose response in chemical risk assessment framework
May 20, 2015
Risk and hazard are not the same
In the context of chemicals the terms “risk” and “hazard” have very different meanings; blog post explains
April 15, 2015
RIVM calls for innovation in risk assessment of nanoparticles
Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) assessed current state of affairs with regards to development and use of nanomaterials
April 10, 2015
New toxicological science challenges food safety assessment
Society of Toxicology and U.S. Food and Drug Administration make internal training colloquia publicly available
March 2, 2015
Safety and compliance of FCMs discussed
Interactive seminar focused on the legal requirements and responsibilities of the food contact material supply chain
December 16, 2014
Reliability of TTC approach assessed
Toxicity data for 328 pesticides included into the TTC database, experimental and theoretical risk assessments evaluated
