New report by Client Earth and European Environmental Bureau highlights need for adapting EU legislation to keep hazardous chemicals out of a circular economy and protect human health and the environment
Platform for circular product design
EU project Resource Conservative Manufacturing provides methodology and tools to support manufacturers seeking to design products according to circular economy principles
Label for non-toxic products
Non-profit organization Made Safe launches consumer labels to certify products that are made with safe ingredients
Opinion: Need for swift regulatory action on packaging materials
UK charity ChemTrust urges the new Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to improve consumer protection
Does BPA accelerate cancer onset?
New review article discusses link between BPA induced epigenetic changes and cancer initiation
Workshop on EDCs and health
One-day workshop organized by HEAL, WECF and the Women’s health centre to take place on March 5, 2015 in Munich, Germany
Mineral oils in Christmas chocolates
Bavarian food control authority finds MOSH and MOAH in advent calendar chocolate; Foodwatch recommends avoiding consumption of tainted products and calls for stricter regulation of mineral oils in food
UNEP: Over 3000 chemicals of concern in plastics
Technical report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) informs about “chemical-related issues of plastic pollution and options to address them”; finds 13,000 chemicals present in plastic; 7,000 have hazard data of which 3,200 are chemicals of concern; outlines chemical groups, use sectors of concern, human and ecosystem exposure, gaps and improvement options including substitution and waste management in a circular economy
New JRC resource for predictive toxicology
JRC’s EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing launches a genotoxicity and carcinogenicity database
Debate on hormone-related cancers and EDCs
MEPs met to discuss actions against cancer, effective regulation of EDCs needed for the primary prevention of hormone-related cancers