EDCs in everyday products
In an article published on February 23, 2018 by The New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristof reported on the various endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that consumers are exposed to via everyday...
View ArticleFlame retardants in plastic waste
In an article published on March 7, 2018, news provider Chemical Watch informed about a new study by the Norwegian Environment Agency on flame retardants in plastic waste intended to be recycled. The...
View ArticleHazardous chemicals in black plastic food containers
An article published on May 30, 2018 by science news provider EurekAlert! informed about a new study entitled “Black plastics: Linear and circular economies, hazardous additives and marine pollution.”...
View ArticleRecommendations for non-toxic environment
On June 7, 2018, the non-profit organization Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) published a briefing entitled “How can Europe lead the way to a non-toxic environment?” which recommends twelve...
View ArticleSymposium on circular economy
On June 18-19, 2018, the Centre for Circular Economy at the University of Exeter Business School, UK, with support from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, hosted an international academic symposium on...
View ArticlePlastics additives in marine environment
In an article published on May 16, 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere, Ludovic Hermabessiere and colleagues from ANSES, Laboratoire de Sécurité des Aliments, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France,...
View ArticleObesity increased tenfold in children and teens
In an article published on October 11, 2017 by news provider Reuters, journalist Stephanie Nebehay informed about a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) on worldwide trends in body weight....
View ArticleToxic chemicals in recycled plastics products
On October 16, 2018, the non-profit organizations Arnika Association, Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), and International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) released a new report entitled “Toxic...
View ArticleNo higher limit for PBDEs in recycled plastics
In an article published on November 20, 2018, by regulatory news provider Chemical Watch, correspondent Clelia Oziel informed about the results of the European Parliament’s (EP) vote on the Recast of...
View ArticlePOPs regulation endorsed by European Council
In an article published on November 29, 2018, by regulatory news provider Chemical Watch, correspondent Clelia Oziel informed that on November 28, 2018, the European Council has approved the recast of...
View ArticleBrominated flame retardants in European food contact materials
On July 26, 2013 the peer-reviewed journal Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A published a paper “Occurrence of brominated flame retardants in black thermocups and selected kitchen utensils...
View ArticleEPA identifies alternatives for flame retardants
On June 13, 2014 the US Environmental Protection Agency published a report on alternatives to the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and an updated draft report on alternatives to...
View ArticleToxic chemicals in recycled materials
On September 8, 2015 the non-profit organization International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) published an article on a recent proposal under review by the European Commission (EC) suggesting the...
View ArticleOpinions: Toxic chemicals in everyday products
In an article published on November 28, 2015 by the New York Times, journalist Nicholas Kristof reports on the many adverse health effects associated with exposure to chemicals found in everyday...
View ArticleSix classes challenge
In an editorial published on March 11, 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Science, Arlene Blum of the Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, U.S., presents her institute’s campaign “Six Classes...
View ArticleChemicals of concern in the circular economy
An article published on June 2, 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Environment International reports on the presence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in recyclable plastics and products made from...
View ArticleToxic chemicals in articles made from recycled plastics
In an article published on April 17, 2017 by the Nigerian edition of the newspaper The Guardian, journalist Chinedum Uwaegbulam reports on the presence of hazardous flame retardants in children’s toys...
View ArticleWebcasts: Six classes of hazardous chemicals
On June 22, June 29, and July 6, 2017 the non-profit organization Green Science Policy Institute will launch new videos about its campaign “Six Classes Challenge” aiming to reduce the use of six...
View ArticleDetecting WEEE contamination in recycled FCM plastics
In an article published on May 18, 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, Franky Puype and colleagues from the Institute for Testing and Certification, Zlin, Czech...
View ArticleIPEN: ‘alarming levels’ in recycled plastics
In an article published on May 1, 2019, the non-governmental organization (NGO) IPEN informed about a new report documenting “alarming levels” of brominated dioxins and brominated flame retardants...
View ArticlePublic events on safer products bill and toxicology roadmap
On August 29, 2019, the U.S. state of Washington’s Departments of Ecology and Health will host a public webinar to explain Senate Bill 5135 that was signed into law in May 2019 (FPF reported) and how...
View ArticleEU bans recycling of materials containing PBDEs
In an article published on January 24, 2020, the non-governmental organization (NGO) the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) informed that the European Union has formally withdrawn an exemption it...
View ArticleU.S. state lawmakers focus on developing PFAS legislation
In an article on February 5, 2020, the non-governmental organization Safer States presented a summary of current legislative efforts by U.S. state agencies to address chemicals. The organization’s...
View ArticleAustralia classifies TBBPA as category 2 carcinogen
In May 2020, the Australian Department of Health published an assessment report classifying the chemical tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA; CAS 79-94-7) as a category 2 carcinogen, meaning that it is...
View ArticleCalifornia consults on carcinogenicity of substances
On September 4, 2020, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced the start of a comment period regarding the carcinogenicity of seven substances being considered...
View ArticleRare earth elements found in FCMs, recycled plastics
In an article on February 17, 2021, the University of Plymouth reported on a study led by Andrew Turner published in the peer-reviewed journal Science of the Total Environment that found rare earth...
View ArticleEFSA updates HBCDDs risk assessment
On March 8, 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published an updated scientific opinion on its risk assessment of the brominated flame retardants (BFRs) hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs; CAS...
View ArticleNew research on chemical migration from plastic, paper, can coating, and...
Several studies have analyzed or summarized chemical migration from different types of food contact materials and articles (FCMs and FCAs), including plastics, paper, can coating, and reusable FCAs....
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