EcoWaste Coalition urges Philippines Environmental Management Bureau to ban PFAS as a class; highlights local study of elevated PFAS in women with breast cancer around Manila
Webinar: Chemical Footprint Project 2016 annual report
Chemical Footprint Project hosts webinar on July 14, 2016 providing a detailed look at its 2016 annual report
Global Food Contact conference updates
Smithers Pira conference covers global developments in food contact regulations and materials; focus on NIAS testing, non-harmonized EU materials, regulatory changes in Asia
Standardizing Benchmark Dose (BMD) calculations
New study assesses reliability of standardized Benchmark Dose calculations, more dose groups and lower number of animals make for better BMD model
US EPA Public Webinar: Risk Management for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29)
Food contact chemicals in life cycle assessment
Scientists present life cycle impact assessment method to include human exposure to chemicals in food packaging, discuss trade-offs, interpretation, data needs, consideration of additional toxicity concerns
Plastics and Human Health Symposium
Styrene concentrations in German and Italian refrigerated dairy products
Scientists assess styrene levels in polystyrene food packaging, migration into refrigerated dairy products, in 50% ethanol, as well as factors influencing migration; report styrene migration of 5 to 30 µg/kg food at the best before date; find food contact area, temperature and time rather than fat content influence styrene migration
Understanding and Applying Read-Across for Human Health Risk Assessment
German institute develops method to remove BPA from water
Removal of persistent contaminants from waste water under research in EU projects