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endocrine disruptor
September 22, 2015
Research project of National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, finds that EDC exposure during fetal life and via breast milk increases breast development in young female rats
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September 15, 2015
ECHA Committee for Risk Assessment and Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis release opinions on restriction proposals for PFOA and BPA
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September 9, 2015
New study finds molecular mechanism likely to contribute to toxic ‘cocktail effect' of EDC mixtures
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September 9, 2015
NGOs urge European Commission to ban recycling of materials containing toxic flame retardant DecaBDE, a chemical previously found in recycled plastic FCMs
Topics: ECHA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, flame retardants, REACH, recycling, regulation, SVHC
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September 8, 2015
New study finds association between exposure to phthalates (DEP, DiBP, DnBP) and risk of pregnancy loss
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September 4, 2015
ECHA opens public consultation on 7 proposals for new substances of very high concern from August 31 to October 14, 2015; proposals include phthalate used in FCMs and UV-filters permitted in packaging inks
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August 6, 2015
Prominent EDC researchers publish rebuttal to critique of WHO/UNEP State of the Science 2012 report, accuse industry-funded scientists to deliberately confuse non-experts to delay regulatory action
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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August 3, 2015
Food company ConAgra removes BPA from its cans; non-profit organizations raise concern over safety of BPA-replacements and ask for removal of BPA from all food packaging
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August 3, 2015
CHEM Trust analyzes “option 4b” to identify EDCs as proposed by German risk assessment institute and considers method as not adequate to set EDC criteria
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July 28, 2015
EU research project EDC-MixRisk investigates effects of EDC-mixtures in children; aims to contribute to safe regulation of EDCs in the EU
Topics: endocrine disruptor
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