Scientists measure urinary BPA in workers from industries that use or manufacture BPA; find on average 70 times higher levels compared to general public
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enero 5, 2017
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agosto 7, 2013
Food contact chemical burden linked to wealth
New study linking chemical body to socioeconomic status, necessary to reduce chemical burden of the poor and the wealthy
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enero 25, 2013
European Environmental Agency on EDCs: Risk assessment drags behind the science
Authors of new European Environmental Agency report see need for more adaptive risk assessment
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octubre 24, 2016
73 mio t of plastic film will be used in 2021
Smithers Rapra publishes a report on the future of global plastic films market; forecasts an annual growth rate of 3-6% and a demand of 73 million metric tons to be reached by 2021
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abril 24, 2020
Study investigates pace of bioplastic innovation
Clarivate report finds bioplastics still in early developmental stage, volume of filed patents increasing at same rate as other sectors; research focus being placed on improving mechanical properties to compete with petrochemical-based plastics
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abril 29, 2020
Workshop discusses developments in read-across
Journal article presents summary of presentations and discussions from European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (Ecetoc) workshop; finds new approach methodologies useful for read-across in chemical safety assessments, identifies areas for improvement
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agosto 15, 2016
Migration from aged polycarbonate plastics
Scientists examine influence of ageing on the migration of oligomers and coloring agents from polycarbonate tableware; higher migration of degradation products from older and damaged plastics, colorants from newer products
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diciembre 7, 2018
Japan implements positive list rules for FCMs
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare releases draft regulatory amendments to implement positive list-based system for food contact materials, to come into force by mid-2020
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octubre 2, 2018
Draft regulation for plastic FCMs in Latin America
Argentina notifies World Trade Organization of proposed revisions to Mercosur regulation on plastics and polymeric coatings for food contact; comments accepted until November 4, 2018
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febrero 19, 2014
Video explains BPA health risks
Online video covers European Food and Safety Agency’s latest scientific opinion on bisphenol A
