New epidemiological study links BPA and phthalates to Type 2 diabetes, elevated risk for pre-menopausal women
Opinion: Protecting children through labeling
Morning Sentinel comments on phthalates in products, calls upon Maine government to enforce product labeling to protect vulnerable populations
Opinion: FDA study on BPA receives unjustified criticism
Forbes reports on FDA publication finding BPA safe and opposes subsequent Mother Jones article arguing that FDA study borders on scientific misconduct
Webinar: Removing EDCs from products
Webinar with compliance manager from Danish retailer which removed parabens and BPA from private label products
Opinion: Glaring loophole in FDA food contact legislation
PolicyMic reports on the National Resources Defense Council report on GRAS, considers GRAS gaping loophole in US food and food contact regulation
Q&A Twitter session on plastics
Sense about Science holds Q&A on plastics packaging on Twitter, answers by Alan Boobis from the Imperial College London and an industry representative
EDC safety threshold may be inaccurate
Medical Press reports on new EDC study, human and rat testes respond differently in two thirds of cases
EFSA to complete BPA evaluation in 2014
EFSA publishes press release regarding BPA evaluation, to complete assessment by the end of 2014
Controversies around the safety of FCMs
FPF session at 2014 European Symposium on Food Safety; addresses controversies in food packaging safety
ANSES opposes BPA opinion
French health agency publishes comments on EFSA’s opinion on BPA ; confirms earlier conclusion that BPA poses a risk to public health