European Commission asks EU member states to carry out additional tests to determine prevalence of substance migration from food contact materials and articles; recommendation targets primary aromatic amines, bisphenols, plasticizers, and fluorinated compounds
April 8, 2019
German newspaper reports on plastic packaging
Plastic food packaging topic of article in German newspaper taz; focusing on regulation, knowledge gaps, recycling; experts provide background information
March 22, 2019
EFSA BPA re-evaluation: 8th meeting
EFSA CEP Panel publishes minutes of the 8th meeting of its Working Group on bisphenol A safety re-evaluation; scoring approach to be tested for validation; more experts needed to cover metabolic and carcinogenic effects
March 1, 2019
EFSA BPA re-evaluation: 6th and 7th meetings
EFSA CEP Panel publishes minutes of the 6th and 7th meetings of its Working Group on BPA safety reevaluation; experts discuss appraisal methodology and scoring schemes, identify need for additional WG members to tackle reprotoxicity and neurotoxicity assessment
January 9, 2019
EFSA BPA reevaluation: 5th meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel Working Group on BPA safety reevaluation holds 5th meeting; minutes available online
November 30, 2018
TMBPF as BPA alternative for coating epoxies
Article in Chemical Watch discusses tetramethyl bisphenol F as an alternative monomer to produce bisphenol-based epoxies without endocrine activity
November 19, 2018
EFSA BPA reevaluation: 3rd and 4th meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel Working Group on BPA safety reevaluation holds 3rd and 4th meeting; minutes available online
November 16, 2018
BPA and prostate cancer risk
CLARITY-BPA academic study confirms increased susceptibility to hormonally induced prostate cancer in rats developmentally exposed to bisphenol A
November 12, 2018
Lower BPA limit for baby soothers
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) lowers migration limit for bisphenol A in baby soothers to 0.01 mg/L
