New study investigates association between BPA, phthalates and time to achieve pregnancy, men’s phthalate exposure linked to delayed conception
February 24, 2014
Opinion: food contact materials are safe
American Chemistry Council responds to Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health commentary, calls it ‘inflammatory commentary’
November 20, 2013
Slovenian study finds BPA to affect sperm quality
New study finds BPA to affect sperm quality in couples seeking in vitro fertilization; findings not statistically significant
November 20, 2013
Study ignores other risk factors for preterm births
ACC responds to study linking phthalate exposure to preterm births, criticizes exclusion of other risk factors and limited sample size
November 19, 2013
Phthalates linked to preterm births
New study finds significant association between phthalate exposure and premature births, France Agence-Presse recommends pregnant women to avoid phthalate exposure
November 13, 2013
FCM substances ubiquitous in pubertal girls
Agence France-Presse reports on investigation of environmental causes of breast cancer; phthalates, BPA and pesticides found in all girls participating in study
October 25, 2013
ACC: No causal link between BPA and miscarriage
ACC publishes press release in response to study linking BPA to miscarriage, argues that study cannot establish causal link
May 8, 2013
New study investigates link between kidney function and PFOA
Perfluorinated compound may influence kidney function, could kidney function also influence perfluorinated compound exposure?
May 6, 2013
Children’s BPA levels higher in summer, among African Americans and at lower age
First study to investigate BPA levels in US minorities and link with phthalate-exposure
March 18, 2013
Epidemiological study links BPA to childhood asthma, but cannot confirm earlier findings
New study finds postnatal BPA exposure to be positively and prenatal exposure to be negatively associated with risk of wheezing in children
