U.S. State of Washington to host webinar on August 29, 2019 explaining new Safer Products for Washington bill and planned implementation; U.S. FDA to hold public workshop on September 18, 2019 providing update on development of Predictive Toxicology Roadmap
California to act on single-use plastics
Senate and Assembly of California address circular economy and plastic pollution; focus on reduction and domestic recycling of single-use plastics
Nanoparticles in food linked to cancer
Oral ingestion of titanium dioxide nanoparticles induces abnormal immune responses, preneoplastic lesions in the colon; scientists call for re-evaluation of risks from oral exposure to nanoparticles
Nordic Chemicals Summit 2017
Chemical Watch hosts second edition of Nordic Chemicals Summit on October 10-11, 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark
European Bioplastics Conference 2015
European Bioplastics hosts annual conference on November 5-6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany
Live: Ellen MacArthur Foundation summit 2017
Ellen MacArthur Foundation holds annual summit on the circular economy on June 15, 2017 in London, UK; event can be followed via live stream
EuroMix Project webinar series
Horizon 2020 research project on mixture risk assessment to hold series of five webinars; will provide understanding of the approach developed and demonstrate use of the published toolbox
ACC: Myths and facts about food packaging
American Chemistry Council comments on American Academy of Pediatrics’ health concerns about food additives, claims ‘food packaging in the U.S. is best in class’
EC: Strategy on plastics in circular economy
EU commission publishes roadmap for strategy on plastics in a circular economy; aims to decouple plastics production from fossil fuels, boost recycling and reuse, and reduce leakage into the environment
Opinion: EDC criteria and potency
Scientists for Scientific European Commission Regulation publish opinion on the European Commission’s criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); call for potency to be an aspect of regulatory EDC identification in line with industry views but not supported by the Endocrine Society