Washington Times article addresses safety of BPA; concludes that safety at environmental exposure levels remains doubtful
Opinion: Eastman tries to silence private labs to avoid scandal over estrogenically active resin
Main feature of Washington Spectator reports on Eastman Chemical Company vs. two Texan laboratories
Phthalate metabolites found in Korean breast milk
New study finds phthalate metabolites at high frequency in breast milk samples, authors recommend reduction of phthalate exposure
EFSA: Update on BPA reassessment
New working group of EFSA’s CEP Panel to commence evaluation of BPA hazard studies in September 2018; finalization of new BPA hazard assessment foreseen for 2020
Conference on EDCs in the European Union
EU Commission holds public conference on endocrine disrupting chemicals regulation, shares information on impact assessment and next steps
REACH workshop on environmental EDCs
ECHA holds workshop discussing the authorization process for environmental endocrine disruptors under REACH on August 22, 2017 in Brussels; registration open until August 2, 2017
CLARITY-BPA: Update and critical voices
HuffPost article addresses draft CLARITY-BPA report, various approaches to toxicity testing by regulatory and academic scientists, impact on future chemical risk assessments
GenX: developmental toxicant in rats
Study finds developmental toxicity in rats for hexafluoropropylene oxide-dimer acid (HFPO-DA or GenX); exposure results in reduced pup birth weights, increased pup liver weight, and reduced neonatal survival; similar adverse effects to other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; knowledge gaps regarding clearance rate and human half-life
Special journal issue on food safety
European Association for Food Safety releases special issue of the journal Trends in Food Science and Technology; contains 22 review articles across five food safety themes
Scientists agree: Possibly no thresholds for EDCs
EC Chief Scientific Advisor meets experts, consensus on EDC definition and non-threshold hypothesis; implications for risk assessment remain under debate