Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs calls for evidence to support development of National Food Strategy; plans for ‘radical shake-up of the UK’s food industry’; consultation open online until October 25, 2019
Contaminants in pasta packed in recycled paperboard
Italian researchers investigate migration of hydrocarbon contaminants into dry semolina and egg pasta packed in recycled paperboard, nature of the food influenced contaminant levels
Links between EDCs and neurodevelopment
Scientific paper reviews EDCs that may have significant effects on neurodevelopment, identifies research gaps and future directions
PET monomer terephthalic acid perturbs benign breast cells
New study shows terephthalic acid to have estrogenic effects and induce DNA damage
Danish portal on nano-risk
Web platform to include tools for screening, assessing, and managing risks of nanomaterials and nano-containing products; targets occupational health and safety professionals
BPA may be linked to autism spectrum disorder
New study shows BPA is metabolized to lesser extent in children with autism spectrum disorder
8 questions for Dietrich et al.
Online news page Health & Environment summarizes argumentative gaps in editorial against EU EDC policy, lists 8 questions raised by recent rebuttals
Warmer summer, higher BPA exposure
New study investigates the association between water consumption from PC dispensers and uBPA levels
Bioassay-based analysis of chemicals in paper & cardboard
Scientific study evaluates presence of hazardous chemicals in methanolic extracts from paper and cardboard food contact materials (FCMs) using several bioassays; finds oxidative stress (52%), genotoxicity (100%), impacts on xenobiotic metabolism (74%), antiandrogenic (52%) and antioestrogenic effects (39%); recommends an effect-based approach for hazard identification of food contact chemicals
New tool for scoring food packaging: UP Scorecard
Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard evaluates and compares impacts of foodware and food packaging; beta version of the tool published, new features and expanded product coverage planned; developed by a multistakeholder collaboration including the Food Packaging Forum