Plastic Health Coalition sets to accelerate collection and communication of knowledge on plastics and their health effects
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diciembre 18, 2018
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abril 16, 2015
EFSA evaluates 3 PET recycling processes
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers recycling processes of post-consumer PET safe for all types of foodstuffs except packaged water
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mayo 22, 2019
EU Council adopts single-use plastic bans
European Council formally adopts new rules on single-use plastics and recycling targets; directive completes final step before becoming law; England to ban plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds from April 2020
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octubre 21, 2022
Bioassays can help to develop safer food packaging
In vitro study assesses hormonal activity of leachates from bio-based polymers used in food packaging; demonstrates integration of toxicity testing in packaging development can help reduce toxicity and design safer bio-based packaging
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enero 3, 2023
Opportunities for India to improve EDC management
Article assesses India’s current approach to managing endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs); identifies EDC actions as fragmented and far behind developed countries; proposes actions to move ahead by adopting new modern regulatory framework for managing EDCs, enhancing monitoring, raising awareness, employing public-private partnership programs
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marzo 31, 2017
Long-term migration from epoxy and acrylic-phenolic coatings
Scientists assess short- and long-term migration from epoxy and acrylic-phenolic can coatings into food simulants; standard migration protocols need to be modified to better predict migration after long-term storage
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enero 16, 2014
New FPF report: FACET exposure tool
FACET exposure tool models migrant exposure based on food consumption; tool lends itself to risk assessment; FPF discusses strengths and weaknesses
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agosto 31, 2015
Effect of phthalates on body fat
New study finds no associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and percent body fat in childhood
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septiembre 12, 2016
Danish EDC list to be updated
Danish Environmental Protection Agency announces plans to update its list of potential endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs)
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enero 12, 2016
Chemical mixtures in epidemiology
Article in Environmental Health Perspective outlines how epidemiological studies can approach individual, interactive and cumulative effects of chemicals in mixtures on human health
