EFSA invited stakeholders to discuss transparency and open access data in risk assessment
U.S. FDA sends objection letters to industry
FDA staff furloughed by U.S. governments, letters of objection sent to all submitters of food contact notifications due to lack of staff
Recycled PP for reusable packaging
FDA approves post-consumer polypropylene to make reusable plastics
American Nurses call for tighter chemical regulation
Nurses Association urges U.S. Senate to modify Chemical Safety Improvement Act, calls for substitution of harmful chemicals
Opinion: Balancing EDC effects against commercial interests
Science editorial reports on EDCs, consensus on type and strength of evidence needed, balancing industry interests against health effects suggested
Californian chemical regulation takes effect
News organization comments on backlog of U.S. federal chemical regulation, States support Californian Chemicals of Concern list against opposition
Transgenerational effects and EDCs
Environmental Health Perspectives reports on transgenerational effects of EDCs, new NIEHS research to investigate mechanisms and number of chemicals involved
California details potential Chemicals of Concern
Californian ministry publishes candidate chemicals list, priority chemicals for alternatives to be selected by April 2014
Panel on alternatives to chemicals of concern
US EPA seeks advice of National Academy of Sciences, panel to assess health and ecological risks of alternatives to chemicals of concern
Nature: Hormone disruptors reform in the dark
Science journal Nature reports on endocrine disruptor persistence in the environment, EDCs broken down by sunlight re-form at night