Food makers Wrigley and Nestlé highlight need to check compliance of food packaging throughout the supply chain
Testing finds antimony in common beverages bottled in PET
Study carried out by Defend Our Health detects antimony above safe levels in 40% of tested beverages sold in PET bottles; antimony widely used as a catalyst to produce PET; calls on manufacturers to switch to widely available safer chemical alternatives, address the numerous hazardous substances that can migrate from plastics into food, chemical pollution in communities surrounding production sites
EU Commission organizes conference on EDCs
One-day conference to take place on June 1, 2015 in Brussels
How to ensure and demonstrate compliance for food contact materials (FCMs) in Europe
Perfluorinated compounds linked to reproductive health outcome
Danish study links in utero exposure to PFAAs to lower semen quality and changes in reproductive hormone levels
Study linking BPA to systemic complications causes heated debate
Study links BPA metabolite to biomarker of systemic stress and infers an association with chronic diseases
Biodegradable plastics may bring degradation and toxicity challenges, say scientists
In an opinion piece published in Waste Management scientists emphasize there is no universal biodegradability of plastics in any ecosystem; waste collection systems need adaptation and toxicity testing improvements; experimental study finds leachates of biodegradable plastic items affect mussel early embryo stages development and adult physiological parameters