European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) protocol outlines strategy for collecting data and appraising evidence for hazard assessment of phthalates and other plasticizers in food contact materials (FCMs); latest step in agency’s reevaluation of risks to public health
EFSA: 3 PET recycling processes
EFSA considers PET recycling processes “LPR”, “APPE Supercycle B” and “FPR” safe for food contact
EFSA’s work on endocrine disrupters is ongoing
EFSA gives update on their work on endocrine active substances and non-monotonic dose response; following up their Scientific Opinion of 2013
EFSA: follow-up event on BPA consultation
EFSA to hold meeting on BPA public consultation to ensure a full understanding of submitted comments
EFSA supports research on AOPs
Call for research proposals on adverse outcome pathways identifying new endocrine disrupting chemicals research, focus on uterine adenocarcinoma; proposals to be submitted to European Food Safety Authority until September 14, 2020
Public consultations on new EFSA guidance
EFSA publishes outcome reports of public consultations on new guidance documents on biological relevance of data and weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments
Joint venture for FDCA and PEF production
Companies BASF and Avantium join forces for large scale production of FDCA and promotion of PEF as an alternative to conventional plastics
EFSA publishes guidance on chemical grouping for risk assessments
Final version of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) guidance prioritizes hazard-driven criteria for grouping chemicals; supports human health risk assessments of combined chemical exposures; recommends relying on mechanistic information on toxicity within a weight-of-evidence approach
EFSA encourages stakeholder dialogue
EFSA moves open plenary meetings to Brussels, more external observers are allowed to participate
EFSA: Reevaluation of BPA
EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds first meeting to discuss the reevalution of BPA; meeting minutes available online