Scientific study compares chemicals migrating from new plastic sport bottles and bottles after dishwashing and one year in use; detects over 400 plastic-related compounds including oligomers and aromatic amines; finds dishwashing to increase migration
Dutch politicians tested for BPA and phthalates
Health advocate Wemos measures BPA and phthalates in Dutch politicians’ urine and asks Dutch government to take action against EDCs
Nanoparticles released by quasi-ceramic pans
Scientists measure release of titanium dioxide particles from non-stick surfaces of quasi-ceramic frying pans; find considerable migration of both ions and particles, partially in nanoform; acidic simulants and scratching accelerate migration
NGO letter to new EU Commission on chemical pollution
Group of 24 organizations call on incoming European Commission president to prioritize three zero pollution goals; highlight use of hazardous chemicals in food packaging, outdated EDC strategy, toxics in the circular economy
FDA adds 5 substances to food contact inventory
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adds 5 new entries to Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications since June 2020
EDC criteria: Update and next steps
EU Member States ‘not ready to vote’ on EDC criteria; deputy director-general of Commission’s DG SANTE to meet Parliament’s Environment Committee next week; Parliament to vote on EDC criteria in three months
NGO hosts webinar on EDCs
Scientists to present on low dose effects, non-monotonic dose response and regulatory negotiations in the EU
PFOA and PFOS listed under Proposition 65
U.S. state California adds PFOA and PFOS to list of reproductive toxicants due to adverse developmental effects, also lists TBBPA as carcinogen
U.S. EPA protocol for systematic review of PFAS toxicity
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opens comment period on systematic review protocols for the assessment of five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); comments accepted until December 23, 2019
UK Plastics Pact 2025 roadmap
UK’s Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) publishes UK Plastics Pact roadmap to 2025, outlines key actions to take to tackle plastic pollution