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October 24, 2016
Editorial in The Gleaner discusses a potential ban of plastic and styrofoam food containers in Jamaica
Topics: regulation, styrene
Reading time: 1 minute
September 8, 2016
London restaurant chefs call for ban on polystyrene food packaging; UK food packaging association opposes request; recycler says focus should be on creating circular material systems
Topics: styrene
Reading time: 2 minutes
August 11, 2016
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment evaluates migration of styrene oligomers from FCMs into food simulants; finds no evidence for health risks at currently measured migration levels
Topics: styrene
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May 2, 2016
State of California adds styrene to lists of known human carcinogens; polystyrene food packaging not affected by required styrene warning label
Topics: regulation, styrene
Reading time: 1 minute
January 9, 2015
Proposed ban becomes effective after almost two years, no proof for economical recyclability found
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July 30, 2014
US National Research Council concludes review of styrene; substance reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen
Topics: styrene
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June 17, 2014
Mother Jones reports on new controversial scientific study comparing estrogenic activity of different BPA-free labeled plastic products
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May 20, 2014
New study points out breast cancer chemical biomarkers for breast cancer epidemiology, biomonitoring and prevention
Topics: fluorinated substances, styrene
Reading time: 1 minute
April 14, 2014
Sense about Science holds Q&A on plastics packaging on Twitter, answers by Alan Boobis from the Imperial College London and an industry representative
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February 21, 2014
Cotabato City in the Philippines plans ban of non-biodegradable plastics
Topics: styrene
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