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December 16, 2013

Swedish study on pre-school chemical exposure

Swedish Society of Nature Conservation releases study on pre-school environment, identifies chemical exposures from food preserves

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December 16, 2013

Cancer deaths at 8.2 million

Reuters reports on new International Agency for Research on Cancer report; finds breast cancer to increase sharply

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December 16, 2013

Shorter-chain perfluorinated alternatives

FPF reports on new Swiss study, reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of 20 perfluorinated chemical alternatives

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December 11, 2013

FCMs detected in drinking water

Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water

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December 9, 2013

Bisphenol analogue contamination of Chinese food

New study surveys Chinese food contamination with BPA substitutes, detects bisphenol A, S and F in majority of food stuffs, BPA exposure lower than in Europe
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December 9, 2013

Marine plastic debris pollutes food chain

Marine plastic pollution harms wildlife, transfers persistent organic pollutants into the food chain

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December 9, 2013

FACET goes online

Dietary exposure tool is now available online, allows the inclusion of new substances not covered in the pre-loaded database

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December 9, 2013

Presence of BPA substitutes in Chinese Food

FPF reports on new study investigating bisphenol contamination of Chinese food, BPA continues to be most important contaminant in China

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December 6, 2013

Symposium on health impact of nanomaterials

US research institute discusses environmental and human health impact of nanomaterials, scientists suggest high throughput screening to control adverse impact

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December 6, 2013

Sweden adopts future chemicals policy

Sweden adopts new strategy towards a non-toxic environment, proposes to work on chemical groups to accelerate phase-out of dangerous substances

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