US Government Accountability Office (GAO) publishes report for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve oversight of food contact chemicals; recommends the agency request legal authority from Congress to compel companies to provide more information on chemical use and safety as well as systematically track when substances were last reviewed
Phthalates and male fertility
Father’s chemical exposures come under scrutiny in new epigenetic research project
ECHA urged to share ‘strategic information’
ClientEarth report criticizes ECHA’s lack of transparency, requests more information on harmful chemicals in the EU, companies’ compliance, EU’s decision-making processes with regard to chemical safety
EU authorizes new substance in plastic FCMs
European Commission amends EU 10/2011 regulation on plastic food contact materials, authorizes use of poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate) for contact with dry or solid foods
EFSA evaluates PET recycling process
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers post-consumer PET recycling process ‘General Plastic’ insufficiently safe for food contact materials
EU Parliament’s draft resolution on plastics
EU Parliament’s Environment Committee publishes draft resolution on EU strategy for plastics in circular economy; deadline for tabling amendments May 3, 2018
Collecting data on endocrine activity
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre launches web-based information system collecting scientific data on chemicals’ endocrine activity
The chemistry of the future is green
Potential and problems of green chemistry discussed at conference hosted by The Guardian
Authorship of chemicals bill questioned
Authorship of new chemical safety act introduced by U.S. Senators David Vitter and Tom Udall is being questioned
Systematic review of DIBP
Published review of animal data for diisobutyl phthalate finds ‘robust’ evidence of male reproductive and developmental toxicity