European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) identifies four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) set to be phased-out; two are food contact chemicals including 1-vinylimidazole and 2-methylimidazole
Chemical migration from plastic FCMs in China
Chinese scientists analyze migration from 120 domestic plastic FCM products; only 13% of detected migrants listed on EU positive list for plastic FCMs; widespread detection of antioxidant precursor 2,4-DTBP
Loop launches in the U.S.
Circular packaging platform launches in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., announces Kroger and Walgreens as first retail partners and aims to expand to further regions
The NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE): facilitating European and worldwide collaboration on suspect screening in high resolution mass spectrometry
Webinar on migration testing for recycled plastics
Free webinar by Aspen Research on October 21, 2020 to present on chemical migration from materials, share case studies on recycling process testing often needed to achieve regulatory approval
Special chemical searchers in Wikipedia
Swiss researchers develop new tool allowing substructure and similarity searchers for molecules in Wikipedia
Opinion: EDC debate political, not scientific
European Commission should consider potency in scientific criteria to identify EDCs, according to U.S. consultant; highlights NGOs’ and researchers’ agenda in EDC controversy
Birgit Geueke
Senior Scientific Officer
Phthalates linked to preterm births
New study finds significant association between phthalate exposure and premature births, France Agence-Presse recommends pregnant women to avoid phthalate exposure
Helene Wiesinger
Scientific Communication Officer