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October 26, 2015

Toxic chemicals in recycled paper and board

Danish researchers detect chemicals of concern in food packaging made from recycled paper and board; push for EU-wide regulation of paper and board food contact materials
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October 14, 2015

Toxic chemicals and reproductive health

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics releases statement on effects of toxic environmental chemicals on reproductive health and calls for action to prevent further harm
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September 9, 2015

‘Cocktails’ of endocrine disruptors

New study finds molecular mechanism likely to contribute to toxic ‘cocktail effect' of EDC mixtures
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September 7, 2015

Symposium on low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer

Halifax Project symposium aims to develop hypothesis for contribution of low-dose chemical mixtures to development of cancer
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August 5, 2015

Studying chemical mixtures

Workshop challenges scientists to analyze epidemiological data and develop appropriate statistical methods to assess effects of exposure to chemical mixtures
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August 4, 2015

Symposium: Chemical mixtures and cancer

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences hosts symposium and webcast on the Halifax Project investigating the link between low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer
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June 25, 2015

Carcinogenicity of ‘cocktails’ highlighted

Series of new studies finds mixtures of everyday non-carcinogenic chemicals to be of concern for causing cancer; individual chemicals present at low levels; opportunity for improvement of chemical risk assessment and primary prevention of cancer
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June 18, 2015

Chemical cocktails harmful to human health

Danish research shows that chemical cocktails often have additive effects, thus even small doses of single chemicals are potentially harmful
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June 15, 2015

EuroMix: research into chemical mixtures

EU project EuroMix has been launched to investigate strategies for chemical mixture testing
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March 10, 2015

Autistic features linked to prenatal exposure to EDC mixture

Research on mixture toxicity of phthalates and polybrominated diphenyl ethers presented at Endocrine’s Society annual meeting
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