Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on FCMs now available online
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junio 12, 2017
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octubre 21, 2013
Scientist with industry ties quits EU advisory panel
Environmental Health News reports on resignation of co-author of Dietrich et al. editorial from European Commission panel
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mayo 23, 2014
US EPA: Screening for hazardous chemicals
US EPA advances chemical testing: computer screening models and automated processes
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Fighting climate change with food packaging
Climate Change Leadership Conference discusses the complexity of the chemicals in food packaging and hears about how being environmentally friendly involves more than just investigating carbon emissions
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agosto 17, 2018
Soil microbes eat biodegradable plastic
Swiss and Austrian researchers show that soil microorganisms fully metabolize biodegradable polymer polybutylene adipate terephthalate; European Bioplastics deems doubts about biodegradable plastics clarified
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abril 8, 2020
EU consultation on circular economy action plan
European Committee of the Regions launches stakeholder consultation to inform upcoming opinion on circular economy action plan, targets local and regional authorities and their stakeholder associations; comments due by May 29, 2020
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julio 21, 2020
EU initiative to standardize quantification of environmental impacts
European Commission publishes roadmap, inception impact assessment; initiative aims to require companies to substantiate environmental footprint claims made about their products or services, reduce ‘greenwashing’; open for feedback until August 31, 2020
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abril 24, 2014
Opinion: Personal value acknowledgments towards better public health policy
Environmental Health News guest contributors suggest declaring personal interests to increase transparency in scientific debates
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abril 3, 2013
Study detects antimony migration from PET
FPF reports on study that measured antimony migration at levels well below the official safety limits
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abril 3, 2013
Maternal BPA associated with lower birth weight, contradictory results?
Environmental Health Perspectives’ journalist Kellyn Betts comments on recent findings inversely associating prenatal BPA exposure and body weight
