Scientists integrate and interpret data from 8 of the 14 academic studies completed under the CLARITY-BPA project; link bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to impacts across multiple organs including brain, heart, prostate, mammary gland, ovaries; strengthen confidence in low-dose effects of BPA; co-authors to present results in webinar on July 21, 2020
Webinar on CLARITY-BPA academic studies
Carnegie Mellon University holds webinar on independent academic studies on bisphenol A within CLARITY-BPA program, September 12, 2018; registration now open
US FDA: Searchable food code database
US FDA releases new Food Code Reference System, answers questions on food safety in the food retail and service sector
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
Authorized FCMs may harm children’s brains
NGO finds 300 food additives to interact with thyroid system, 41% are used as food contact materials
EFSA EREN: Identifying emerging risks
Overview article describes outcomes of EFSA’s emerging risks exchange network (EREN) from 2010-2014, strategy for dealing with emerging risks in food safety
US State bans triclosan
Minnesota bans anti-bacterial chemical from most retail consumer hygiene products; triclosan also used in food packaging
US ban on PFAS in food packaging moves to next step
United States Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions approves addition of amendment to routine bill funding the Food and Drug Administration that would ban PFAS in food packaging in the US; if bill ultimately passes, the ban would go into effect January 1, 2024
Plastic container fluorine treatments create PFAS
Scientists from Environmental Defense Fund and Green Science Policy Institute find fluorine gas treatment used on “millions of polyethylene and polypropylene containers each year” including those for food contact; treatment can produce PFAS that migrate from the material