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endocrine disruptor
April 4, 2019
European Association for Food Safety releases special issue of the journal Trends in Food Science and Technology; contains 22 review articles across five food safety themes
Topics: endocrine disruptor, microplastics
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March 28, 2019
Two EU funded research projects investigating chemical mixtures hold joint stakeholder workshop to present results, call for better consideration of mixtures in regulatory risk assessment and provide open-source tools for future research
Topics: endocrine disruptor, mixture toxicity
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March 26, 2019
Health and Environment Alliance releases infographics on endocrine disrupting chemicals, focuses on the need to accommodate low dose effects and science advances into risk assessment
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March 21, 2019
EU Parliament committee releases report reviewing scientific evidence of endocrine disruption, exposure, associated effects and health costs
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Parliament
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March 12, 2019
Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine to host summer school on endocrine disruption research on August 25-31, 2019; aims to support PhD and postdoctoral researchers
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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March 8, 2019
EU environment ministers urge Commission to speed up action on EU-wide endocrine disruptor strategy to tackle toys, cosmetics, food contact materials; clearly defined timelines requested; fitness check of relevant EU laws addressing EDCs to be launched next
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March 5, 2019
EDC-free Europe coalition of NGOs urges definitive actions to reduce exposure to endocrine disruptors ahead of upcoming debate by Council of EU Environmental Ministers
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February 26, 2019
New report by the Danish Centre on Endocrine Disruptors provides recommendations for better considering uncertainties in risk assessment of EDCs; suggests using additional uncertainty factors and non-threshold approach
Topics: endocrine disruptor, risk assessment
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February 11, 2019
National draft action plan on EDCs open for consultation; Health and Environmental Alliance submits comments, welcomes initiative
Topics: endocrine disruptor, regulation
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February 8, 2019
Laura Vandenberg comments on the 2019 State of the Union address by President Trump, points out the need for research and prevention programs focused on the role of environmental exposures in cancer
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