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News & InformationNews and InformationNovember 3, 2008 Science union wants better food inspectionSource: The Gazette - CA The union representing scientists working for the federal government is calling for an immediate moratorium on the deregulation of food inspection in Canada. The Campaign for Public Science, to be launched today, is also calling... November 3, 2008 Exposure to plastic chemical BPA may affect behaviors  Source: Foodconsumer.com A new study released in October suggests that maternal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) could eliminate or decrease the sex difference in certain behavioral responses. The study adds to a growing evidence to suggest that exposure to... November 1, 2008 Scientists Rebuke U.S. FDA's Findings on Chemical Source: Bloomberg.com Scientists advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the agency produced a flawed safety assessment of a chemical used for decades in baby bottles and food storage containers. A panel of doctors and researchers... October 31, 2008 Chinese melamine scandal widens Source: BBC News The toxic chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal feed, state media has reported. Correspondents say the unusually frank reports in several news outlets are an admission that contamination could be... October 30, 2008 Melamine Is Discovered in More Eggs From ChinaSource: The New York Times Hong Kong officials say that for the second time in a week they have found a batch of eggs imported from China containing high levels of melamine, the same industrial chemical that has been blamed for contaminating China’s milk... October 30, 2008 NAMPA Expresses Confidence in BPA Safety for Food Packaging ApplicationsSource: MarketWatch The North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) today reiterated its confidence in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and all regulatory authorities around the world, that have concluded Bisphenol A (BPA) is... October 29, 2008 FDA Statement on Release of Bisphenol A (BPA) Subcommittee ReportSource: U.S. Food and Drug Administration We appreciate the hard work and long hours the subcommittee has invested in scientific peer review of the FDA’s draft safety assessment of the use of BPA in food contact applications. The FDA requested this peer review to provide... October 29, 2008 Regulators Failed in Assessing BPA Risk, Panel Says Source: Bloomberg.com Health regulators failed to properly assess the potential safety risks posed by the chemical bisphenol A, according to a report by a panel of U.S. independent scientific advisers. The staff of the U.S. Food and Drug... October 28, 2008 Wal-Mart pulls eggs from China stores amid chemical scareSource: Canada.com Wal-Mart said Tuesday it had pulled a major brand of eggs from its stores in China, as concerns rose that an industrial chemical found in Chinese dairy products was in the nation's wider food chain October 27, 2008 China discovers eggs tainted with melamineSource: The Seattle Times Hong Kong food inspectors have found eggs imported from northeast China to be contaminated with high levels of melamine, the toxic industrial additive at the heart of an adulteration scandal over Chinese milk products. The... |
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