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June 13, 2018

UN: Is plastic pollution poisoning us?

Head of UN Environment discusses chemical migration from plastic food packaging, microplastic pollution, calls on people to ‘break up with single-use plastic’

Topics: bisphenol A, chronic disease, microplastics, phthalates, plastics, pollution

Reading time: 2 minutes

June 6, 2018

Public consultation on 4 phthalates’ Authorisation List entries

EU Commission to update Authorisation List entries for DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIBP to reflect endocrine disrupting properties; ECHA consults on uses no longer exempted from authorization, such as FCMs, until August 6, 2018

Topics: ECHA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, phthalates, REACH, SVHC

Reading time: 1 minute

June 1, 2018

EDCs impact neurodevelopment across generations

Scientists obtain epidemiological evidence demonstrating adverse effects of EDC exposure on neurodevelopment in humans across several generations

Topics: bisphenol A, chronic disease, endocrine disruptor, epigenetics, exposure, phthalates, prenatal

Reading time: 2 minutes

May 16, 2018

EFSA working group on phthalates: 3^rd meeting

EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP and DEHP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, exposure, migration, phthalates, plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

May 2, 2018

Phthalates in dairy farm equipment

New report by Coalition for Safer Food Processing & Packaging finds continued use of phthalates in plastic and rubber equipment for dairy farming; potential source of phthalates in dairy products such as milk and cheese

Topics: ECHA, EFSA, exposure, FDA, food, migration, phthalates, SVHC

Reading time: 2 minutes

April 26, 2018

EU Commission: Dicyclohexyl phthalate an SVHC

EU Commission identifies dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) as substance of very high concern (SVHC), for toxicity for reproduction and endocrine disrupting properties for human health

Topics: ECHA, European Commission, phthalates, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

April 6, 2018

Phthalates and blood pressure

Epidemiological study finds strong association between exposure to phthalates and high blood pressure in adults, highlights DEHP, DMP, DBEP in particular

Topics: biomonitoring, chronic disease, exposure, phthalates

Reading time: 1 minute

April 5, 2018

U.S. senator to tackle phthalates in food packaging

California senator Dianne Feinstein announces plans to introduce legislation banning phthalates in food packaging, envisages phase-out over next 5 years

Topics: exposure, migration, phthalates, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

April 3, 2018

EFSA working group on phthalates: 2^nd meeting

EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP and DEHP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, phthalates, plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

March 29, 2018

Restaurant food likely source of phthalate exposure

New study evaluates NHANES data and finds link between food consumption at restaurants, cafeterias, fast-food outlets and increased urinary phthalate levels

Topics: endocrine disruptor, exposure, food, phthalates

Reading time: 2 minutes

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