New study links body weight to BPA and phthalate exposure, first prospective cohort study on BPA and weight gain
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May 8, 2014
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April 30, 2014
BPA linked to miscarriages
Higher risk of miscarriage in women highly exposed to BPA; lead author advises pregnant women to avoid BPA exposure
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April 18, 2024
Flame retardants above regulatory limits in some ‘eco-friendly’ baking papers
Study of bio-based food contact articles made of sugarcane bagasse or cellulose wood pulp labelled “natural”, “compostable”, or “biodegradable” finds PFAS and organophosphate esters (OPEs), a type of flame retardant and plasticizer; concentrations highest in baking papers; though purchased in Italy, some OPEs above EU regulatory concentration limit of 0.01 mg/kg
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December 11, 2014
Prenatal phthalate exposure may be linked to lower IQ
Children of mothers with high exposure to DnBP and DiBP shown to have lower IQ levels
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January 15, 2024
Georgia aligning food contact policy with EU
New EU candidate, Georgia, lowers specific migration limit of lead and cadmium from ceramic food contact articles; brings nation in line with EU Ceramic Articles Directive
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June 8, 2020
ECHA report on alternatives to animal testing
Fourth report from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) finds little change since 2017, number of alternative testing adaptations continuing to increase; read-across most commonly applied followed by data-waiving and weight of evidence approaches
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July 4, 2016
Final report: EU EDC screening
European Commission issues final report on the screening of potential EDCs as part of the impact assessment on EDC criteria; option 1 of EDC roadmap appears as most conservative approach
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November 17, 2017
Microplastics in mineral water
Scientists detect microplastics in mineral waters packed in plastic bottles, glass bottles, beverage cartons; highest content found in carbonated water from refillable plastic bottles; packaging is one possible contamination source
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April 1, 2014
New FPF report: Standardized BMD modeling
New study develops a standardized approach to BMD modeling, allows for the batch-calculation of BMDs and BMDLs of large dose response data sets
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December 2, 2014
Urinary bisphenol A levels may influence onset of menarche
Study finds moderate concentrations of urinary BPA associated with overall delayed menarche in adolescent girls
