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August 24, 2015

PFAS in breast milk

Study shows that breast milk is major source of exposure to perfluorinated chemicals for infants; researchers express concern but do not discourage breastfeeding
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August 20, 2015

Avoiding regrettable substitutions

History of green chemistry discussed in The Guardian; experts call for informed strategies for removing classes of hazardous chemicals from consumer products
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August 11, 2015

Predicting toxic effects of chemicals

Computational method developed to predict toxic effects of everyday chemicals in human individuals and populations; crowd-sourced study integrates findings from many different laboratories to build more robust model
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August 6, 2015

EDCs and manufacturing doubt

Prominent EDC researchers publish rebuttal to critique of WHO/UNEP State of the Science 2012 report, accuse industry-funded scientists to deliberately confuse non-experts to delay regulatory action
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August 5, 2015

Conference on food contact materials

Luxembourg's Ministry of Health organises food contact materials conference as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union; registration now open
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