EDC Free Europe and Green10 urge the EU Commission to develop EU strategy for a non-toxic environment, keep topic as priority despite delays
EU human biomonitoring initiative
EU initiative HBM4EU aims to coordinate and advance human biomonitoring in Europe; launch event on December 8, 2016 in Brussels
3rd plastics update conference
Plastics Innovation Competence Centre hosts 3rd Plastics Update Conference in Fribourg, Switzerland; registration open until November 1, 2018
REACH congress 2016
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment hosts congress on REACH regulation on October 5-6, 2016 in Berlin, Germany; special focus on consumer protection and authorization of SVHCs
Opinion: Plastic recycling a ‘false promise’
Engineer estimates U.S. plastic recycling rate below 5% in 2018, calls for ‘real solutions’ to plastic pollution such as reduced production of single-use plastics, implementation of deposit schemes
Phenols and parabens found in lactating mothers
New study finds phenols and parabens in urine, milk and serum of North Carolina women
Webinar on PFAS in Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment
Discussion on U.S. military PFAS regulations
U.S. House of Representatives passes National Defense Authorization Act calling for removal of PFAS from firefighting foams and food packaging in military, revised version to be discussed with Senate and then sent for presidential approval pending list of ‘concerns’
Science-policy workshop on PFASs
Safety and Environmental Technology Group at ETH Zurich brings together scientists and regulators to discuss collaboration and future action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances