Majority of chemicals used without safety assessment; increased disease incidences
BPA exposure linked to prostate cancer
New study finds increased incidence of prostate cancer in human prostate tissue exposed to BPA using a novel xenograft mouse model
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
Phthalates found in 'mac and cheese'
Phthalates found in 29 out of 30 tested U.S. cheese products; concentrations higher in processed compared to unprocessed cheeses; highest phthalate content found in powdered cheese from ‘mac and cheese’ ready meals
Lack of information on chemicals
European and U.S. regulatory leaders concerned about the general public’s poor view and awareness of chemicals, call for the collection of more information
Phthalates in bottled water
Review of 5 phthalates’ concentrations found in bottled water across 21 countries; measured concentrations ‘not a serious concern’ for public health, but ‘significant’ estrogenic effects possible
European industry associations report latest recycling rates
On average, 80.2% of glass packaging collected for recycling in 2022 in the EU; Steel recycling rate reaches 80.5%; 70% recycling rate for paper and board in the UK in 2023; 40% recycling rate for plastics in the EU in 2021
Melamine migration above EU limits in some children’s cups
Danish Consumer Council reports melamine migration from five of eight tested children’s cups are above legal limits; migration tests undertaken after cups were washed 20 times and filled with a hot drink to simulate use; melamine classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans in the EU
BPA linked to hyperactivity
Meta-analysis substantiates BPA’s link to hyperactivity in children
EU environmental ministers want more protective EDC criteria
Environmental ministers of France, Denmark, and Sweden ask Commission to amend proposed EDC criteria to better protect human health and the environment