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December 2, 2013

Webinar on Green Chemistry

Webinar with obesogen expert Bruce Blumberg, suggests current risk assessment is not up to the challenge of obesogens

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November 25, 2013

Scientists agree: Possibly no thresholds for EDCs

EC Chief Scientific Advisor meets experts, consensus on EDC definition and non-threshold hypothesis; implications for risk assessment remain under debate
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November 18, 2013

Opinion: Companies attempt to paralyze precautionary legislation in the name of innovation

CEOs place innovation above consumer protection states open NGO letter to EC chief scientific advisor, calls for real transparency in policy decisions

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November 18, 2013

Opinion: Plastics are not the culprit of reduced fecundity

Forbes publishes an op-ed article on BPA, phthalates and reduced fecundity; journalist opposes sensationalist media hype and points to weaknesses of new epidemiological study

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November 12, 2013

Fixing U.S. food additive oversight

The Pew Charitable Trusts publish summary report on food additive project, recommendations for U.S. regulatory review and FDA overhaul

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November 12, 2013

Maine, U.S. concerned over phthalates

U.S. NGO concerned over risk arising from phthalate exposure in East Coast community, 25 citizens to be biomonitored

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November 12, 2013

New BPA review confirms low dose effects

BPA to affect humans at much lower doses than previously thought, new review updates 2007 review of low dose effects and comes to stronger conclusions

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November 6, 2013

Webinar on EDCs and reproductive health

NGO hosts webinar on November 8, 2013, joined by U.S. NIEHS and renown endocrinologists

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November 6, 2013

BfR answers consumer questions on EDCs

German risk assessment institute opens fourth online-dialogue forum for consumers, questions on EDCs to be answered by president

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November 4, 2013

Danish and Swedish ministers concerned over delay of EDC criteria

Danish and Swedish Ministers of the Environment send letter to EU Commissioners, express concern over delay of EDC criteria and the inclusion of socio-economic criteria in the public consultation

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