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December 16, 2013

Shorter-chain perfluorinated alternatives

FPF reports on new Swiss study, reviews environmental releases, persistence and exposure of 20 perfluorinated chemical alternatives

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December 11, 2013

FCMs detected in drinking water

Environmental Health News reports on unpublished research by US authorities, finds 18 unregulated contaminants including PFCs in drinking water

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December 9, 2013

FACET goes online

Dietary exposure tool is now available online, allows the inclusion of new substances not covered in the pre-loaded database

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December 9, 2013

Presence of BPA substitutes in Chinese Food

FPF reports on new study investigating bisphenol contamination of Chinese food, BPA continues to be most important contaminant in China

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December 6, 2013

Symposium on health impact of nanomaterials

US research institute discusses environmental and human health impact of nanomaterials, scientists suggest high throughput screening to control adverse impact

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December 5, 2013

Letter to the authors of BPA oral absorption study

EHP publishes a letter to Gayrard et al. and the researchers’ response, points to differences in BPA exposure throughout the body

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December 5, 2013

BPA and migraines

News agency Mail reports on link between food contact substance and migraines, change in diet may reduce headache frequency and severity

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December 3, 2013

Coffee makers release lead

German risk assessment institute reports excessive lead migration from coffee and espresso makers, highest migration from portafilter machines

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November 27, 2013

How chemical exposures affect great-grandchildren

Magazine reports on transgenerational epigenetic effects, reviews work of leading expert and implications for chemical risk assessment

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November 25, 2013

Combined phthalate exposure may exceed regulatory limit

New Danish study on exposure to phthalate mixtures, combined exposure in young men may occasionally exceed safe limit

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