Comments on draft risk evaluation question cancer hazard assessment; pending study raises concern for stakeholders regarding transparency; comments being accepted until August 30, 2019
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August 12, 2019
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June 17, 2016
Epidemiology of mixtures: Xenoestrogens and breast cancer
Scientists find strong association between breast cancer risk and total burden of xenoestrogens; in contrast, individual compounds show only weak associations, if any
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April 11, 2013
PlasticsEurope comments on official French BPA report
PlasticsEurope is concerned about the conclusions of the French Food Safety Authority report
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May 6, 2016
Long-term migration from polyester coating
Scientists analyze long-term migration from polyester can coating, find hydrolysis of oligomers after long storage; modification of testing protocols suggested
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October 6, 2023
Civil society organizations introduce new certification program for reusable food packaging
Standard aims at improving chemical safety of reusable food contact articles and reducing plastic waste; involves rigorous testing and transparency of ingredients used in the packaging
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June 3, 2016
Risk assessment of chemical mixtures
Scientists from EC Joint Research Centre review legislation and approaches currently used for risk assessment of chemical mixtures; evaluate case studies, discuss challenges and novel tools
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May 19, 2017
BPA and analogues in paper and board
Scientists measure BPA and its analogues BPAF, BPB, BPE, BPF, BPS in virgin and recycled paper/board products; detect all but BPAF and BPB; BPA and BPS highest in recycled products, BPF and BPE content comparable
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May 13, 2014
EDCs affect sperm function
New research shows that mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interferes with sperm’s swimming behavior, navigation and ability to penetrate egg cells
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European Food Contact Plastics Seminar 2019
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March 18, 2013
High exposure to perfluorinated compound linked to kidney, testicular cancer in humans
New epidemiological study finds association between high PFOA contamination in drinking water and kidney and testicular cancer, confirming earlier research
