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food
October 12, 2016
French food safety agency assesses dietary exposure of children under 3 to chemicals; identifies 16 substances of concern and recommends reducing exposure; more data needed for substances migrating from FCMs
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October 3, 2016
People eating fast food have higher urinary phthalate levels, U.S. study finds; association most pronounced among non-hispanic black consumers, suggesting environmental injustice
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August 18, 2016
New study shows that chemical pollutants sorbed to microplastics accumulate in fish after ingestion
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August 16, 2016
Consumer advocates call on Californians to make the State properly enforce warning label rules for canned foods and beverages containing BPA in the can linings
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August 12, 2016
EFSA-commissioned study finds nanotechnology most often used for food additives, food contact materials; nanoencapsulates, silver, titanium dioxide, silica common; increasing use of organic nanomaterials
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July 29, 2016
Foodwatch evaluation shows extensive contamination of dry food products with MOSH and MOAH in Germany
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July 27, 2016
Special issue of EFSA Journal summarizes outcomes of EFSA’s 2nd scientific conference on food safety that took place on October 14-16, 2015 in Milan, Italy
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July 15, 2016
Scientists discuss models available for estimating human exposure to chemicals through food; chemical inputs from processing, packaging, storage, and transportation are underreported
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June 28, 2016
French NGO Agir pour l’Environnement finds TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles in food products not labelled as ‘nano'; calls for moratorium on nanoparticle use in consumer goods
Topics: food, nanomaterials
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June 27, 2016
EFSA’s CONTAM Panel issues scientific statement on microplastics and nanoplastics in seafood; considers consumers’ exposure to plastic additives and contaminants low and unlikely to be harmful
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