News
The Food Packaging Forum reports on recent developments across the food packaging and health field.
January 31, 2014
Epoch Times reports on a study showing interactive toxic effect of arsenic and environmental estrogens, co-exposure increases cancer risks compared to single chemical exposure
January 31, 2014
33 US States to address untested toxic chemicals; compounds include FCM substances
January 30, 2014
Washington Post comments on competition amongst reusable water bottle manufacturers: collaboration on toxic substance replacement results in higher benefits
January 29, 2014
New study proposes to assess sludge as a proxy for human exposure; improving chemical risk assessment of chemicals of emerging concern
January 29, 2014
Trade associations respond to study estimating health costs of BPA; claims that recent study misrepresents science
January 29, 2014
Majority of chemicals used without safety assessment; increased disease incidences
January 28, 2014
California introduced new bill to ban single use plastic bags, senators unite; trade association remains opposed
January 28, 2014
Social democratic Members of the European Parliament criticize European Commission for delaying EDC criteria, call upon Council to act
January 27, 2014
Korean Ministry of Environment publishes chemical exposure report; BPA levels twice as high as elsewhere
January 27, 2014
Wall Street Journal publishes MEP’s concerns that precautionary chemical regulation may harm transatlantic trade; earlier European debate on endocrine disruptors continued
