Negative testing results lead legislators in Washington State to conclude that BPA ban is well enforced
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February 28, 2013
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April 30, 2018
Chemicals in marine plastics as persistent pollutants
Publication by working group of Regional Centers of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions views marine plastics litter and its chemical components as persistent pollutants, calls for immediate preventive measures to reduce plastics pollution
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March 3, 2020
UK government urged to restrict PFAS in packaging
Letter from stakeholders including civil society groups and actor Mark Ruffalo asks UK ministers to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paper and board food packaging; petition to UK supermarkets collecting public signatures
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February 9, 2018
Mineral oils and heavy metals in dark chocolate
Danish consumer council finds cadmium, lead, mineral oils, polyaromatic hydrocarbons in dark chocolate; 5 of 12 tested brands with elevated levels
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March 3, 2016
EFSA assesses 2 substances for use in FCMs
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers α-tocopherol acetate safe for use in polyolefins and concludes that migration of zinc from nanoparticles in non-plasticized polymers complies with the current SML, however concerns exist over dietary exposure from other sources
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November 19, 2018
Opinion: ‘Time to close the loop’
Director of ACS Green Chemistry Institute comments on hazardous materials as barriers to circular economy
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November 29, 2016
U.S. funds long-term studies of environmental impacts on children’s health
U.S. NIH initiates ECHO, 7-year program to study the effects of environmental exposures on children’s health; NIEHS launches CHEAR enabling more NIH scientists who study children’s health to add exposure measures to their research
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April 5, 2022
EFSA stakeholder workshop on small particles and nanoparticles in food
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) presentations provide guidance on small particles in food and feed applications (i) evaluating the potential presence of particles in ‘conventional’ materials and (ii) how to perform nano-specific risk assessment; stakeholders share experience and discuss practices to implement guidance cost-effectively
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August 29, 2013
How new research will shed light on BPA
Innovative research program CLARITY-BPA unites regulatory risk assessors and academic researchers, studies BPA’s hazards; first results expected in early 2015
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September 29, 2014
Opinion: Legality of Belgian nano register questioned
Legal expert elucidates scope and proceedings of Belgian nano register; questions compatibility with EU law
