News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
December 1, 2014
Freely available “EDCs DataBank” contains three-dimensional structures of 615 molecules, suitable for virtual screening
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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November 28, 2014
New study finds phenols and parabens in urine, milk and serum of North Carolina women
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November 27, 2014
New study shows terephthalic acid to have estrogenic effects and induce DNA damage
Topics: PET
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November 26, 2014
FCMs containing nanoparticles require special attention
Topics: nanomaterials, regulation
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November 26, 2014
U.S. researchers synthesize renewable polymeric materials, light-induced degradation occurs in three hours
Topics: bioplastics
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November 25, 2014
The EU Commission's JRC publishes a comprehensive overview on safety assessment of chemical mixtures
Topics: JRC, mixture toxicity
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November 25, 2014
55 organizations addressed a critical letter to the Commission, DEHP ban in PVC plastic required
Topics: European Commission, phthalates
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November 24, 2014
Maternal characteristics predicting elevated urinary concentrations of BPA and TCS act in opposite direction
Topics: bisphenol A, triclosan
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November 24, 2014
Concerned experts require clear action from the EC to minimize exposure to EDCs
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Commission
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November 21, 2014
Study evaluates genotoxicity of styrene dimers and trimers extracted from polystyrene with acetone
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