endocrine disruptor
January 14, 2013
A recently published review article by Korean researchers sparks a scientific debate on the safety of plastic food contact materials containing hormone active substances.
January 8, 2013
Tiered protocol for identifying EDCs can be used by industry voluntarily to respond to consumers’ demand of inherently safer chemicals
December 18, 2012
The US EPA responds to rising public and scientific concern regarding low-dose, hormone-like chemicals with a new state-of-the-science report scheduled for the end of 2013.
December 6, 2012
November 14, 2012
Researcher reviews in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology evidence of Bisphenol A causing obesity in children and adolescents .
November 12, 2012
October 25, 2012
Researchers are discovering low-dose effects of endocrine disruptors since the seventies yet the issue remains a controversy and chemical regulation remains to be modified
October 25, 2012
The EU study DEMOCOPHES measures environmental contaminants such as phthalates in hair and urine of mothers and children
October 9, 2012
A new in silico study shows that the bisphenol A metabolite MBP has a higher affinity for both human estrogen receptors
October 3, 2012
NGOs send letter to EU Commissioners concerning the recent announcement by EFSA for another scientific opinion on endocrine disrupting chemicals. EFSA plans to publish the opinion in March 2013.
