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January 10, 2019

BfR summer academy on food safety

8^th BfR summer academy to focus on risk assessment and risk communication in area of food safety in August 2019

Topics: events, risk assessment, risk communication

Reading time: 1 minute

December 14, 2018

EFSA opinion on PFOA and PFOS in food

EFSA scientific opinion suggests revision of tolerable intake values for two perfluoroalkyl substances

Topics: EFSA, fluorinated substances, risk assessment

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 14, 2018

Food contact chemicals in life cycle assessment

Scientists present life cycle impact assessment method to include human exposure to chemicals in food packaging, discuss trade-offs, interpretation, data needs, consideration of additional toxicity concerns

Topics: environment, exposure, life cycle assessment, recycling, risk assessment

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 14, 2018

Phthalates in bottled water

Review of 5 phthalates’ concentrations found in bottled water across 21 countries; measured concentrations ‘not a serious concern’ for public health, but ‘significant’ estrogenic effects possible

Topics: exposure, phthalates, risk assessment

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 14, 2018

Metals in paints on chopsticks

Scientists investigate metals in paints on chopsticks; total concentrations variable with some high values reported, resulting in ‘unacceptable’ health risks for exposure due to incidental paint ingestion or metal migration into food

Topics: cadmium, colorant, lead, metals, migration, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 14, 2018

Toxic effects of MOSH exposure

Dietary exposure of rats to mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) fractions similar to those accumulating in humans causes increase of liver and spleen weights; clinical significance needs further investigation

Topics: mineral oils, mixture toxicity, risk assessment, toxicity testing

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 13, 2018

EFSA phthalates working group: 4^th meeting

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

Topics: EFSA, phthalates, plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 12, 2018

EU Parliament adopts general food law revisions

European Parliament votes to accept proposed regulatory changes to improve transparency; measures include speed-up of EFSA processes, common register of studies, criteria for confidential business information

Topics: EFSA, European Parliament, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 11, 2018

EFSA FCM working group: 2^nd meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on food contact materials holds 2^nd meeting; minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 10, 2018

Science and practice of mixture assessment

Scientific means to assess chemical mixtures are available, but regulatory application lags behind due to practical challenges and lack of legal mandates

Topics: mixture toxicity, risk assessment, toxicity testing

Reading time: 2 minutes

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