London restaurant chefs call for ban on polystyrene food packaging; UK food packaging association opposes request; recycler says focus should be on creating circular material systems
Migration of styrene oligomers into food
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment evaluates migration of styrene oligomers from FCMs into food simulants; finds no evidence for health risks at currently measured migration levels
California: Styrene listing
State of California adds styrene to lists of known human carcinogens; polystyrene food packaging not affected by required styrene warning label
New York City bans plastic foam in food packaging
Proposed ban becomes effective after almost two years, no proof for economical recyclability found
Styrene may be a human carcinogen
US National Research Council concludes review of styrene; substance reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen
Some BPA-free plastics are estrogenic
Mother Jones reports on new controversial scientific study comparing estrogenic activity of different BPA-free labeled plastic products
Chemical biomarkers of breast cancer identified
New study points out breast cancer chemical biomarkers for breast cancer epidemiology, biomonitoring and prevention
Q&A Twitter session on plastics
Sense about Science holds Q&A on plastics packaging on Twitter, answers by Alan Boobis from the Imperial College London and an industry representative
Philippine city to phase out plastic and styrofoam
Cotabato City in the Philippines plans ban of non-biodegradable plastics
New York: Business owners oppose polystyrene ban
ACC reports on opposition of restaurant owners to proposed polystyrene ban, business viability at risk