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October 31, 2017
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling process ‘Krones’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions
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October 30, 2017
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers [3-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)propyl]trimethoxy silane safe for making glass-fiber-reinforced plastic food contact materials under certain conditions
Topics: EFSA
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October 30, 2017
EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds twelfth meeting on the reevaluation of BPA safety; meeting minutes available online
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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October 27, 2017
EFSA and Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration (EBTC) hold joint colloquium on evidence integration in risk assessment; address systematic review methodology, meta-analysis of bias, qualitative and quantitative methods in evidence integration from multiple sources
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October 25, 2017
EFSA publishes assessment report on human dietary exposure to perchlorate; younger population shows higher exposure levels than older population
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October 19, 2017
3 EU Member States request more transparency in industry studies as well as resources for ECHA and EFSA to undertake independent studies in case of inconsistencies
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September 25, 2017
EFSA’s CEF Panel Working Group on BPA assessment protocol holds eleventh meeting on the reevaluation of BPA safety; meeting minutes available online
Topics: bisphenol A, EFSA
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September 14, 2017
EFSA publishes outcome reports of public consultations on new guidance documents on biological relevance of data and weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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September 11, 2017
Scientists and research organizations comment on EFSA’s protocol for the safety reassessment of bisphenol A; full report on public consultation to be published end of 2017
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August 4, 2017
EFSA’s Scientific Committee publishes new guidance on biological relevance of data and weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments
Topics: EFSA, risk assessment
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