New study links bisphenol S exposure to irregular heartbeats in female rats
Effects of phthalate and nonylphenol exposure on development of adolescents
New study associates phthalate exposure with abdominal obesity, as well as delayed onset of puberty in boys
EFSA Scientific Opinion: BPA exposure of no risk to consumers
Tolerable daily intake of BPA reduced, current exposure levels too low to cause harm
Consumers want safe BPA-free coatings
New York Times reports on BPA replacements for can coatings, why alternatives are not readily available and ongoing scientific dispute about BPA’s safety
Canadian identification of low hazard substances
Health Canada publishes updated document to support identification of substances with low human health hazard potential; application demonstrated through subset of 14 substances
How new research will shed light on BPA
Innovative research program CLARITY-BPA unites regulatory risk assessors and academic researchers, studies BPA’s hazards; first results expected in early 2015
BPA linked to food intolerance
New study finds prenatal BPA exposure to increase risk of food intolerance in adulthood
Action on PFAS as part of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: an opportunity for disease prevention
Fluorotelomers in bio-based paper FCMs
Fluorotelomer alcohols measured in paper FCMs; high levels found in ‘eco-friendly’ bio-based paper packaging; metabolic transformation to hazardous perfluorinated acids possible
Microbiome and chemical risk assessment
U.S. National Academy of Sciences’ report outlines research strategy to assess the need for chemical risk assessments to consider interactions between chemicals and microbiota when estimating human health effects