EU Commission’s DG Sante to hold two roundtables on EDCs in April and May 2015 with Member States and MEPs respectively
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abril 20, 2015
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mayo 13, 2020
Calls to restrict bisphenols as a group
ChemTrust article reviews confirmed increase in substitution of bisphenol A (BPA) with other bisphenol alternatives; cites recent toxicity studies and regulatory actions as evidence of regrettable substitution, calls for restrictions on substances as a group
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octubre 16, 2020
C&EN examines perspectives on chemical recycling
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) article reports on significant investments being made across the plastics supply chain to scale up chemical recycling technologies, growing skepticism from critics not convinced of the technologies’ viability and unwilling to support expanded use of plastics
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mayo 25, 2018
Initiatives to address mixture toxicity
Swedish government announces investigation into mixture exposures, aims to develop risk management strategy; position paper by representatives of EU-funded projects calls for action on chemical mixtures
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marzo 9, 2018
Norway flags chemicals of concern
Norway adds phthalates, alkylphenols, siloxane to priority list of substances to be eliminated by 2020
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marzo 21, 2016
BPA in Danish tomato cans
Danish consumer council finds BPA in lacquer of cans containing peeled tomatoes; alternatives BPF and BPS not detected in BPA-free cans
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octubre 5, 2016
Danish consumer products testing program might lose funding
The Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals, testing consumer products for chemicals of concern, might not get its grant renewed for 2017
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mayo 20, 2016
EDC: Motion of censure fails
Motion of censure on European Commission stopped due to insufficient number of signatures after 16 Members of European Parliament withdraw theirs
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octubre 2, 2012
Low dose experts meet in Berlin
Experts unite in Berlin to discuss low dose effects and non-monotonic dose response curves
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marzo 29, 2017
Regulation of nanomaterials in the EU
JRC study reviews EU legislation on nanomaterials; summarizes different sectors with nano-specific provisions, such as plastic FCM regulation; more research needed to address regulatory questions
